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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:15:47 +0200
From: DervishD <raul@pleyades.net>
To: Jason Price <jprice@cyberbuzz.gatech.edu>
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Subject: Re: Recursion and shell functions
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    Hi Jason :)

> >     First of all, please excuse this a-bit-off-topic question, but I
> > need to know if a feature available in zsh is portable.
> You could re-invent the wheel, but why?
> (cd <your source dir> ; tar -cpvf - .) | ( cd <your dest dir> ; tar -xpf -)

    Thanks for your answer, Jason, but I don't want to make the
software dependent on 'tar'. In fact I don't have tar on my system! I
use 'pax' instead ;))

    The aim is to depend only on the shell and POSIX utilities (like
'cp', 'rm, etc... you know.). I want to impose little or no
dependencies. 'tar' is not a good solution for me, I prefer 'pax',
although is not as extended by now, 'rsync' seems to big for copying
a few bunch of files, and 'ssh'... well...

    Thanks again.

    Raśl