Subj : Re: Can I mirror a directory on the same computer ?
To   : alt.comp.linux,alt.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux
From : Geoffrey King
Date : Sun Oct 31 2004 03:13 pm

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:06:18 +0000, Mark Hobley wrote:

> In alt.comp.linux Michael Fread <shaitand@email.wintu.edu> wrote:
>> Are you sure your not really just wanting to soft-link the directory?
>> 
> It's for backup purposes, so a symlink is no good.

if its for backing up, why not use tar?

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