* Copying files..
@ 1996-08-19 14:26 forsyth
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From: forsyth @ 1996-08-19 14:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
to copy or install just part of the distribution, you will normally
want to use variants of
disk/mkfs -a -s /n/cdrom aprotofile | disk/mkext -u -d thedestinationroot
where `aprotofile' is a file describing the part of the hierarchy
you'd like to copy. see the mkfs manual page and examples in
/lib/proto
mkfs/mkext will ensure that ownership, times, modes, etc stay
as they should. to retain ownership and times, you'll need to enable
`allow' mode on the file server in most cases, or issue
disk/kfscmd allow
if the destination file system is on a local disc.
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* Copying files..
@ 1996-08-19 15:57 David
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From: David @ 1996-08-19 15:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
> Now this one I can get right. Real programmers don't use cp -r!
>
> {cd source-subtree; tar c .} | {cd dest-subtree; tar x}
>
I can feel an alias coming on.
David
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* Copying files..
@ 1996-08-19 14:18 Nigel
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From: Nigel @ 1996-08-19 14:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
>
> I have been able to mount the CD-ROM (thanks to Nigel). I want to
> copy selected subtrees to hard-disk. Cp command has no -[rR] flag
> so how do I do it?
> cp source-subtree dest-subtree
>
>
Now this one I can get right. Real programmers don't use cp -r!
{cd source-subtree; tar c .} | {cd dest-subtree; tar x}
or see
http://plan9.att.com/magic/man2html/1/tar
Nigel Roles
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* Copying files..
@ 1996-08-19 13:54 Ishwar
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From: Ishwar @ 1996-08-19 13:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
I have been able to mount the CD-ROM (thanks to Nigel). I want to
copy selected subtrees to hard-disk. Cp command has no -[rR] flag
so how do I do it?
cp source-subtree dest-subtree
Any ideas..
Ishwar Rattan
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