[buug] disk clone

[Rob Helmer]

On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 02:01:19AM -0800, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Rob Helmer (robert at namodn.com):
> 
> > With GNU tar adding the "-f" option will let you do this. 
> 
> Um, hmm....  GNU tar's -f option allows you to address tar archive files
> instead of the default tape device.  It doesn't seem to have anything to
> do with handling special files inside the tarball.


Sorry, I actually meant "-p" ( aka " --preserve-permissions" ).

Without "-p" it does not.


> 
> Given that you say GNU tar handles special devices, that's pleasant
> news, but it seems likely that it does so with or without -f (i.e.
> without regard to the target).  I never count on that with any tar 
> implementation, personally.


Without -f you'll just get the output to STDOUT, which is certainly
not what you want in this case.


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