Moving directories between filesystems
by Sanju[ Edit ] 2009-12-29 23:41:30
Moving directories between filesystems
Quick way to move an entire tree of files from one disk to another
(cd /source/directory && tar cf - . ) | (cd /dest/directory && tar xvfp -)
Change from cd /source/directory; tar....etc. to prevent possibility of trashing directory in case of disaster.
