Re: How to safely copy home dir one cpu to another?

Josef Lowder wrote:
> .
> What is the recommended procedure and correct syntax
> to copy one's home directory from one computer to another?
>
> I make regular DVD backups of my home directory on my main
> Linux box and would like to copy the complete home directory
> onto my laptop on which I have installed the same distro.
> Of course, the laptop has some attributes that are different,
> such as the processor, cd/dvd drives, video card, etc.
>
> Are there any risks or potential problems to avoid in using a
> command syntax like the example below to copy my complete home
> directory (3.2 gig) from the desktop box DVD backup to the laptop?
>
> cp -pruv /mnt/cdrom/joe/* /home/joe
>

To be on the safe side, and give you a chance to work out any kinks, I'd
copy the CD to a temporary directory, then mount the temporary directory at
(over top of) /home/joe. That way, you can always revert back to your
present /home/joe directory.

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-Eric 'shubes'
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