On 08 May 2000, John Pearson wrote: > On Mon, May 08, 2000 at 05:03:16PM +0800, Lindsay Allen wrote > > > > > > No. If I make a file ee and eee is a hardlink to it, I get this: > > > > elm:$ cp -la ee* /tmp > > cp: cannot create link `/tmp/ee': Invalid cross-device link > > cp: cannot create link `/tmp/eee': Invalid cross-device link > > elm:$ ll ee* > > -rw-rw-r-- 2 allen allen 902 Mar 23 19:49 ee > > -rw-rw-r- > > > > If I use "cp -a ee* /tmp" it creates two separate files. > > > > I ran into this when copying my hard drive to a new, bigger one. > > > > Use > elm:$ find . | afio -p /tmp > > It's the only way I've found that seems to do the right > thing, every time. I've used it many time to move trees > from one filesystem to another, and it's yet to bite > me. >
I recently used cpio -pdmv (posted on this list some time ago). Everything worked perfectly. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.1 (Windows-free zone) Book Reviews: http://www.pentelikon.freeserve.co.uk/bookreviews/ Skeptical articles: http://www.freethinker/uklinux.net/ "To be forced by desire into any unwarrantable belief is a calamity." I.A. Richards
