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From: vince@leadsv.UUCP (Vince Westin)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: tar fs copy
Message-ID: <636@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 13:06:53 EDT
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In article <2226@ukma.UUCP>, david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover) writes:
> 
> 	(cd $1; tar cf - .) | (cd $2; tar xf -)
> 

Why not ( cd $2; tar -cf - -C $1 . | tar xf - ) ?

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