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From: whp@cbnap.UUCP (Wayne H. Pollock)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: truncating root directory of a file system
Message-ID: <209@cbnap.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 9-Dec-86 09:37:14 EST
Article-I.D.: cbnap.209
Posted: Tue Dec  9 09:37:14 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 10-Dec-86 04:06:53 EST
References: <511@cdx39.UUCP> <2302@mtgzy.UUCP>
Reply-To: whp@cbnap.UUCP (W. H. Pollock x4575 3S235)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus
Lines: 29
Keywords: / /usr /usr/lib truncation
Summary: How to reduce directory size of root to a minimum

In article <2302@mtgzy.UUCP> ecl@mtgzy.UUCP writes:
>How about:
>[ eight steps using two spare slices or tape]
>
>					Evelyn C. Leeper

Hmm, this is too complicated!  How 'bout:
	1) volcopy root to spare slice
	2) boot from spare slice
	3) mkfs /dev/rdsk/0s0 (ie original root)
	4) mount /dev/dsk/0s0 /mnt
	5) find /* -print |cpio -pdml /mnt  # where /* doesn't include /mnt!

Wayne H. Pollock,
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