Very Computer

    rcp -rp /directory-to-copy  newsystem:/directory-to-receive

won't work because it would change symbolic links to files on the receiving
system.

-Thanks-

- Theresa -

tar cvf - ./* | (cd newdir; tar vxf -)

Where new dir is new location of the directory

cd $source;tar cf - . | (cd $dest;tar xfBp - ) works a little better.

Please excuse the hair splitting.

Ron

cd $source; find . -depth -print | cpio -pdmv $dest

It should consume much less CPU power because only the file names are
transmitted over the pipe, so there will be much less context switches.

Daniel

: Zafar,

: cd $source;tar cf - . | (cd $dest;tar xfBp - ) works a little better.

: Please excuse the hair splitting.

: Ron

:>
:> Try, cd to directory to be copied and run:
:>
:> tar cvf - ./* | (cd newdir; tar vxf -)
:>
:> Where new dir is new location of the directory
:>

:>
:> > I am running Solaris v2.5.1 and need to copy an entire directory structure
:> > from one system to another, preserving owner, mode and symbolic links. What
:> > is the best method (and proper syntax) to do this?  tar? ufsdump?  I need to
:> > perform the copy dynamically, without creating a temporary file/tape during
:> > the process.
:> >
:> >     rcp -rp /directory-to-copy  newsystem:/directory-to-receive
:> >
:> > won't work because it would change symbolic links to files on the receiving
:> > system.

Quote:>I am running Solaris v2.5.1 and need to copy an entire directory structure
>from one system to another, preserving owner, mode and symbolic links. What
>is the best method (and proper syntax) to do this?  tar? ufsdump?  I need to
>perform the copy dynamically, without creating a temporary file/tape during
>the process.

>    rcp -rp /directory-to-copy  newsystem:/directory-to-receive

>won't work because it would change symbolic links to files on the receiving
>system.

  Les Mikesell

Quote:>>I am running Solaris v2.5.1 and need to copy an entire directory structure
>>from one system to another, preserving owner, mode and symbolic links. What
>>is the best method (and proper syntax) to do this?  tar? ufsdump?  I need to
>>perform the copy dynamically, without creating a temporary file/tape during
>>the process.

        http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/

                                        alan
--

Share using NFS a location large enough to hold the new data.  Make sure you
use the
anon=0 option.  Then mount the location on the source machine.  Change
directory with
the "cd" command to the source directory and invoke the following:

find ./ -depth -print | cpio -pdmv <target>

This will preserve links and permissions.

It depends, if you have to copy the whole file system or only a part of it.

If it's only a part of it and you wouldn't like to make a temporary copy of the
files, I suggest the following way :

1) make a nfs mount from the target system to the source system (you must have
the necessary privileges on the target system)
2) make a tar :
    cd source dir
    tar cvf - . | (cd target dir ; tar xfp - )
   --> please refer the manual pages of tar for the correct syntax

Cheers,
Remo

tar -cvpf - <source dir> | ( rsh <host> -l <user> "/bin/sh -c 'cd <target dir> ; tar -xvpf - ; '")

This should allow you to copy file to a remote machine that has rshd
running (works with ssh, instead of rsh as well).

  cd sourceDir ; find . -print | cpio -mPo | rsh destHost "cpio -imPd destDir"

syntax might be off a bit, but you should get the idea.

-tom

So if both partitions are local mounted, cd to the destination and say
ufsdump 0f - /dev/dsk/<partition> | ufsrestore rf -

regards
Claus

Best Regards,
Alan

Otherwise, if target-dir doesn't exist, or you made a typo,
you might write over the root dir.

Most unpleasant.

--
-       Matt