Copying Linux to a new drive

[Santiago del Roi]

How does one copy a complete Linux install from one hard drive to another?  I've tried using the cp command with various parameters, but to no avail.  There seems to be lots of special files and directories (/proc for example) that cp can't handle.  Any suggestions?     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."                                        --  Hunter S. Thompson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Devin Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.brainslide.com