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| author | obrien <obrien@FreeBSD.org> | 2005-03-28 18:18:44 +0000 |
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| committer | obrien <obrien@FreeBSD.org> | 2005-03-28 18:18:44 +0000 |
| commit | f37742ff8923aa4bde92d9f9cfd4b77514fb2662 (patch) | |
| tree | 7fb7e3689e63156e87f2a9574710a7f09419022e /usr.bin/tar | |
| parent | 613b483802874e934abeb4a1848fda027d499d90 (diff) | |
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Add directory hierarchy copying example.
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diff --git a/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.1 b/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.1 index b9eda21..3c09feb 100644 --- a/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.1 +++ b/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.1 @@ -457,6 +457,13 @@ To extract all entries from the archive on the default tape drive: .Dl Nm Fl x .Pp +To move file hierarchies, invoke +.Nm +as +.Dl Nm Fl cf Pa - Fl C Pa srcdir\ . | Nm Fl xpBf Pa - Fl C Pa destdir +or more traditionally +.Dl cd srcdir \; Nm Fl cf Pa -\ . | ( cd destdir \; Nm Fl xpBf Pa - ) +.Pp In create mode, the list of files and directories to be archived can also include directory change instructions of the form .Cm -C Ns Pa foo/baz |
