Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 24 Mar 1996 13:57:22 -0500 (EST) | From | DUPRE Christophe <> | Subject | Re: Moving Linux |
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On Sat, 23 Mar 1996, Eric F. Kahler (ekahler@mars.superlink.net) wrote:
> I'd like to move my existing linux system to another partition -- I've got a > disk going bad. > > I've done "cp -rpPd" on all directoried except /proc, /dev, and /home/ftp/dev > > What should I do for these directories? No "cp" options seem feasable. >
You do not have to copy /proc as this is a virtual fs. For /dev & co, I've found that "cp -a" works well.
Christophe Dupre Universite de Montreal Internet: duprec@jsp.umontreal.ca Qc, Canada Montreal, Qc, Canada "Nous ne sommes pas libres de ne pas etre libres, nous sommes obliges de l'etre" - Fernando Savater
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