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Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 08:14:19 +0200
From: Ulf Bartelt <ulf@twc.de>
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Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] lvm'ing root fs
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Torsten Landschoff wrote:
>    (cd /source/directory && tar cf - . ) | (cd /dest/directory && tar xvfp -)

I use:

tar clCf sourcedir - . | tar xvpCf destdir -

...at least with gnu tar...

...will skip mounted filesystems due to the "l" option...
...will chdir to sourcedir/destdir due to the "C" option...


...or did i miss something?


Bye!
	Ulf.