--- Bryan Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Osamu Aoki wrote: > > > > I am just curious :-) (No flames against cpio) > > > > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 01:48:29PM -0500, Bryan Andersen wrote: > > > > > copy /dev/hda1 to /dev/hdb1? > > > > > > > > mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt > > > > cd <mountpoint of /dev/hda1> > > > > find -xdev | cpio -padm /mnt > > > > > > This is the preferred method to copy partitions. Some files > don't > > > copy properly with cp or tar, and dd dosen't deal with different > > > partition sizes. In general dd is bad due to bad blocks. Many > > > new disks remap out bad blocks, but they still can develop over > > > time and not be mapped out by the HD's internal controller. > > > > Hi can you enlighten us who uses "tar". What files "tar" can not > but > > "cpio" can copy? Are those arguments true for GNU tar? > > > > pipe, softlink, hardlink, device nodes,...???? > > Named pipes and files with holes in their block allocation. > > -- > | Bryan Andersen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.nerdvest.com > | > | Buzzwords are like annoying little flies that deserve to be > swatted. | > | -Bryan Andersen > | >
I get lazy and tend to use Midnight Commander (mc) to copy partitions. I havn't had any problems to date, but is this bad practice? How does mc do its copying anyway? Tks, Patrick. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
