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From: garvey@cmic.UUCP (Joe Garvey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Copying disks
Summary: what about hidden directories?
Message-ID: <282@cmic.UUCP>
Date: 8 Apr 90 16:54:07 GMT
References: <1990Apr4.180328.18281@Neon.Stanford.EDU> <3770046@hpclove.HP.COM>
Organization: Califonia Microwave Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.
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In article <3770046@hpclove.HP.COM>, campbelr@hpclove.HP.COM (Bob Campbell) writes:
> dd works great if the partitions being copied are identical.
> 
> Why not use cpio to do the transfer.  With disks mounted at /new and /old:
> 
> cd /old
> find . -depth -print | cpio -pxmdv /new
 
Don't forget hidden directories!!!

to move files in mass: (I've used this lotsa times.)

first: cd dir_in_question
second: find . -hidden -print > /tmp/tmp_file
third: cat /tmp/tmp_file | cpio -pdxumv new_dir

I often need to edit out a group of files (directories), which I do between
steps two and three. I also review what's to be moved so I'm sure I haven't
missed anything. Can't be too careful when moving a whole file system, esp
the root file system.

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