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% fdisk -l /dev/hda
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 243 1951866 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 244 274 249007+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3 275 1158 7100730 5 Extended
/dev/hda4 1159 1401 1951897+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda5 275 486 1702858+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 487 729 1951866 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 730 972 1951866 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 973 1158 1494013+ 83 Linux
Sorry for being so late :)
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Naresh Reddy
nyg102@psu.edu
http://www.personal.psu.edu/nyg102
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Bill Jonas wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 11:57:13PM -0500, Naresh Reddy wrote:
> > Well, I will not use the /opt method. What is the best way to tar these
> > files (to preserve the permissions), and then copy the tared file
> > somewhere temporary, ,and combine the partions and then untar the file
> > into the new combined partion.
>
> As root, "tar -cpf filename.tar /path/to/files/to/save". Then scp
> filename.tar off somewhere (you might gzip it first, or even add a z
> ("tar -cpzf") to the options (make it file.tar.gz if you do, just so you
> can keep track of it). Do what you need to do, retrieve the file, cd to
> the directory you were when you tarred it (or to / if you used an
> absolute path), and run (again as root) "tar -xpf filename.tar" (or "tar
> -xzpf filename.tar.gz" if you compressed it).
>
> As for the partition question, it's a little tricky to combine them
> because hda4 is a primary partition, and hda7 (which you intend to nuke)
> is in the extended partition.
>
> I noticed that hda4 wasn't included in your df output. Could you send
> the output of "fdisk -l /dev/hda"?
>
> --
> Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
>
> Developer/SysAdmin for hire! See http://www.billjonas.com/resume.html
>
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