20 Aug
2006
20 Aug
'06
23:13
On Sunday 20 August 2006 20:40, Hans du Plooy wrote:
# cd /hda1 # tar cfpv /hdb1/hdb1.tar.bz2 *
correction: cfj (j == bzip2) Don't use 'v' for a big tar like this - it only slows things down.
# cd /hdb1 # tar xfjv hdb1.tar.bz2
You can also skip the intermediary file altogether: cd /hda1 tar cf - * | tar xf - -C /hdb1 that should run a lot faster. -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts