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From: howie@cunixc.columbia.edu (Howie Kaye)
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Subject: Re: stupidity in directory management?
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Date: Sun, 16-Aug-87 18:06:29 EDT
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How about 

tar cf - jumbo | ( cd tiny; tar xfp - )

the 'p' switch to tar should preserve ownerships and dates.

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