__/ [ Andy Hawkins ] on Saturday 30 September 2006 18:39 \__
> In article <VA.00000f01.04fa489d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Daniel James<wastebasket@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I do need to preserve the file permissions and symlinks, not just copy
>> data .. what's the best set of tools to use to achieve this?
>
> (cd /mnt/src && tar cf - *) | (cd /mnt/dest && tar xf -)
Snazzy.
Another approach:
dd if=/dev/hdd0 of=/some-location/hdd0.img
(ensure file system is not mounted)
http://freshmeat.net/projects/sdd/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/g4l/
There's also Qtparted and Gparted, but they might offer a
laborious-to-complete solution.
Best wishes,
Roy
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