On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:42:20 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > I assume you meant 'cp -ax' :P
I did, it's tar that uses -l for this. > > rsync -ax / /root/hd/ > > Well, /root/hd is empty so there's nothing to win with rsync other than > it being slower than cp. But it does the job too, anyway. It preserves directory time stamps, which cp does not. It's not slower because the destination is empty so the initial file scan takes no longer than with cp. Oh, and you can stop and restart it. -- Neil Bothwick Do not underestimate the power of the Force.
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