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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Michael Crute [mailto:mcrute@×××××.com] |
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> Sent: 23 March 2006 17:03 |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to tar? |
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> On 3/23/06, Michael Kintzios <michaelkintzios@××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> > I think I need to go back to basics here to get out of a hole: |
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> > I have move my /usr onto a different machine as part of a migration |
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> > exercise, but the partition in question will barely contain it. Is |
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> > there a way of running tar so that: |
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> > 1. Only part of /usr is untarred in a different partition (all of |
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> > /usr/*, except /usr/portage which I want to eventually |
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> untar it and keep |
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> > it in there). |
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> > 2. Those directories which are untarred are also removed |
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> from the .tgz |
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> > file so that there is enough space left behind to untar the |
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> /usr/portage |
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> > directory. |
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> > 3. Finally, /usr/portage is now untarred into the said |
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> partition and the |
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> > tgz file is deleted thereafter. |
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> > |
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> > Could you please help with the command/piping syntax? |
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> Hmm... basics... I would start with `man tar` and see where |
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> that takes you. |
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Not very far. ;-) That's why I'm asking for some quick help. I also |
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need to add that I was seeking answers to the above questions in the |
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context of having access only to the new machine and three more |
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partitions on it, all of which are smaller than the total uncompressed |
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/usr directory. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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