Quoting Michelle Konzack ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > for an half hour I had done this with my Workstation and 700 MBytes... > (asked in [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > I have used this: > > mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt > cp -fpR /usr/src/* /mnt > umount /mnt > rm -fR /usr/src/* > rm -fR /usr/src/.*
Isn't that one of the things you see in sysadmin horror stories? Convince me that it doesn't wipe out /usr/* entirely. And just out of interest, what would you want /usr/src/.* to match (i.e. what's hidden there?). > mount /dev/hdb1 /usr/src > > thats all... Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
