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To: "Kerl, John" <John.Kerl@Avnet.com>
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Subject: Re: Can I run linux without a file system?
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From: Roland Dreier <roland@topspin.com>
Date: 21 Jun 2002 14:26:10 -0700
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>>>>> "John" == John Kerl <Kerl> writes:

    John> * I could bulk-copy (cp -R) from $xroot to the filesystem
    John> image, *but* you can't cp around the files in /dev.  The
    John> script below is hackish in that I list out all the
    John> subdirectories in $xroot except /dev and copy them, then
    John> populate /dev using the mkdevs script (included after
    John> mkramdisk).  (It would be more elegant to use find with grep
    John> -v /dev.)

cp -a works like cp -R except it will copy /dev and symlinks properly.

Best,
  Roland

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