tar help.

[kahn630]

/dev/dsk/c0t4d0s4 4131866 3794633 295915 93% /jumpstart3

I wana tar the above /jumpstart3 and put in under /jumpstart_new..........I can not tar under /jumpstart3 cause there is no space, how can I tar and dump in to /jumpstart_new....

/dev/dsk/c0t4d0s5 10325760 4276314 5946189 42% /jumpstart_new

 

[SamBones]

Try this...

cd /jumpstart3; tar cf - .| (cd /jumpstart_new; tar xfBp -)

If done as [tt]root[/tt], it will copy all ownership and permisssions too.

Hope this helps.

 

[SamBones]

Actually, I just re-read your post and I'm not sure if my reply is right. What I gave you will copy everything that's in [tt]/jumpstart3[/tt] to [tt]/jumpstart_new[/tt]. It copies the whole directory tree using [tt]tar[/tt].

If you just want to create a tar file of [tt]/jumpstart3[/tt] in [tt]/jumpstart_new[/tt], do the following...

cd /jumpstart3
tar cvf /jumpstart_new/jumpstart3.tar .

That will create a tar file called [tt]/jumpstart_new/jumpstart3.tar[/tt] with the contents of [tt]/jumpstart3[/tt].

Hope this helps.