Move directory from one petition/device to another

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Subject: Move directory from one petition/device to another
From: "Cameron Beattie" <kjcsb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 08:41:06 +1200
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Reply-to: Cameron Beattie <kjcsb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>

I would like to move a directory from one petition to another. For example/dev/sdb1 is mounted on /.

I would like to move directory /etc to /dev/sda2.

Could anyone offer advice on the easiest way to achieve this?

I have had a look at dd but that seems to allow for copying files or anentire device, not a directory.


Many thanks

Cameron

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