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  1. Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!news.mtholyoke.edu!jbotz
  3. From: jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz)
  4. Subject: Re: Fastest way to transfer whole filesystems?
  5. Message-ID: <BxL4KI.2pE@mtholyoke.edu>
  6. Sender: news@mtholyoke.edu (USENET News System)
  7. Organization: Mount Holyoke College
  8. References: <40335@unix.SRI.COM> <1992Nov11.215556.2530@cypress.com>
  9. Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 04:02:41 GMT
  10. Lines: 10
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  12. In article <1992Nov11.215556.2530@cypress.com> abp@mis25.cypress.com writes:
  13. >    I don't use tar to copy filesystems - it cannot handle devices and
  14. >    the like.
  15.  
  16. GNU tar can.
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  18. Jurgen Botz                  |   Internet: JBotz@mtholyoke.edu
  19. Academic Systems Consultant  |     Bitnet: JBotz@mhc.bitnet
  20. Mount Holyoke College        |      Voice: (US) 413-538-2375 (daytime)
  21. South Hadley, MA, USA        | Snail Mail: J. Botz, 01075-0629
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