current-users: Re: screwed up owner & permission

Subject: Re: screwed up owner & permission
To: Eric Hvozda - API <hvozda@ops.raynet.com>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@kuma.web.net>
List: current-users
Date: 03/17/1995 15:29:33

[ On Fri, March 17, 1995 at 09:52:15 (-0800), Eric Hvozda wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: screwed up owner & permission
>
> > Don't use cp use tar:
> > 
> > $ pwd
> > /var
> > $ tar cf - . | (cd /newvar ; tar xvf -)
> 
> Wouldn't you really want:
> 
> $ tar cf - . | (cd /newvar ; tar xpvf -)
> 
> to preserve permissions?

That's why I always use:

	cd /var ; find . -depth -print | cpio -pdmu /newvar

;-)

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