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@@ -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
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