On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 05:22:59PM -0800, Ian Turner wrote:
> > IIRC tar doesn't handle special files, you know, dev's, pipes, stuff
> > like that. What you want is dump/restore.
>
> Dump/restore might yield better performance, but tar most certainly does
> the job. For example:
>
> # cd /tmp
> # tar -cf- -C /dev hda1 | tar -xf-
> # ls -l hda1
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 1 May 5 1998 hda1
>
> Ian
>
>
the best way to learn something on the internet is not to
ask a question, but to post some misinformation.
by the way, this dump/restore pipe thing could be done over the net,
as another option for an installation if the other methods weren't
suitable. Let's say you have a maximally customized system that you
want to setup at another location, say at a newbie friend/client's place.
do a minimal install at the remote location, then slurp down the
full customized install.
we got streaming video, why not streaming upgrades.
just a thought.
cheers.
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