--- David Hoffman <dhoffman2004@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:10:12 -0800 (PST), Globe Trotter > <itsme_410@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > --- Nifty Hat Mitch <mitch48@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Jan 22, 2005 at 07:53:54PM +0000, James Wilkinson wrote: > > > > David Hoffman wrote: > > > > > Is it possible that you might have some symlinks in your "me" > > > > > directory and when you are copying files you might be actually > copying > > > > > more than the 21Gb you think are there? > > > > > > > > Globe Trotter replied: > > > > > Not that I know of. Is it possible to figure this out? > > > > > > > > find /usr/local/me -type l -ls > > > > > > > > I still think you ought to be copying stuff over subdirectory by > > > > subdirectory, and checking to see which one gets so much larger. > > > > > > Files with wholes? > > > > > > > Sorry....don't get it... > > > > Neither did I. I have no idea where he came up with that. Maybe > instead of making comments he could actually try to HELP. No actually, maybe we just don't understand -- he has been a very helpful guy all along so I think we may just not get what he means here.... The tar is still chomping away. Best wishes! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com