In my previous answer I forgot one other combination. If the symbolic link target is a directory on another file system:
Without the --dereference option the symbolic link is archived. With --dereference, but without --one-file-system, the directory and its contents are archived. With --dereference and --one-file-system, the target directory is archived as a directory, not as a symbolic link. But the directory, being on another file system is not entered, nor are its contents archived. Jon -- Jon H. LaBadie [email protected] 11226 South Shore Rd. (703) 787-0688 (H) Reston, VA 20190 (609) 477-8330 (C)
