Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 24 Mar 1996 22:21:58 +0000 (GMT) | From | Bryn Paul Arnold Jones <> | Subject | Re: Moving Linux |
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On Sat, 23 Mar 1996, Eric F. Kahler (ekahler@mars.superlink.net) wrote:
> Hi, > > 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. >
Ignore the first (it dosent exist, it's really a virtual filesystem to allow access to information in the kernel), and tar the others up, something like:
"tar pO - /dev | tar pxv -C /mnt" and:
"tar pO - /home/ftp/dev | tar pxv -C /mnt" assuming the filesystem your moving it to is mounted on /mnt. Bryn -- PGP key pass phrase forgoten, \ Overload -- core meltdown sequence again :( | initiated. / This space is intentionally left | blank, apart from this text ;-) \____________________________________
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