* Neal Lippman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: ... > One thing I wondered about, though. You are using the technique of taring up > the entire directory tree and then untaring it into the target partition. Why > not just use cp -a <source> <target> instead?
Tradition, portability. "cp -a" is a GNUism, there was no "cp -a" back when, and there is no "cp -a" on many systems now. It doesn't matter if you are not going to use a Real Unix(tm), ever; those who do prefer to learn portable ways of doing things. Dima -- Q276304 - Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords -- RISKS 21.37
