Re: cp -pr hangs

From: Scott Williamson (scott_d_williamson_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/12/03 

Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 10:02:55 +0100

David Williams wrote:

>
> Yes, cpio can copy things that tar cannot (e.g. special files, probably
> some other
> things to!).

I think you'll find that Solaris tar has been able to handle special
files for some time now.

Scott.

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