Copy files with passing through the sym link

[Jonathan Caplette_1]

Hi,

I want to copy files from one server to another using rcp or any other commands... In the directories I try to copy I have sym link, and with the rcp command, the copy on the second box is receiving the data from the link... I don't want that! how can I do it?

Regards
Jonathan

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Jonathan:

Use 'fbackup' and 'frecover'. By default, 'fbackup' backs up a symbolc link, not the object to which it points.

See the manpages for each command for more information.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Jonathan Caplette_1]

JFR, or anyone else...

How can I do it if I don't have access to a tape drive???

Jonathan

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again) Jonathan:

OK, use 'tar' to collect all of your files into a tarball; copy ('ftp', 'rcp', etc) the tarball to your target server and un-tar it.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Yang Qin_1]

Hi, Jonathan, you can create a tar file on source server with those directories and then rcp the tar file to target server. You will have symbolic links in you tar file but you will not have the files they linked to.

Yang

[Jonathan Caplette_1]

Can I do it on a single line of command?

JRF, sorry I mistyped your name previously!!

[Yang Qin_1 · Accepted solution]

Try this one:

tar cfv my.tar mydir | rcp my.tar user@server:my.tar

Yang

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again) Jonathan:

OK; one-line:

# cd /source_path;tar -cf - .|remsh target_host "cd /destination_path && tar -xf -"

Regards!

...JRF...

[Jonathan Caplette_1]

THanks guys,

The both way works fine, but I prefer the one shot as JRF proposed...

As always you guys are fast to answer!!

Regards
Jonathan