Torsten Landschoff wrote: > (cd /source/directory && tar cf - . ) | (cd /dest/directory && tar xvfp -) I use: tar clCf sourcedir - . | tar xvpCf destdir - ...at least with gnu tar... ...will skip mounted filesystems due to the "l" option... ...will chdir to sourcedir/destdir due to the "C" option... ...or did i miss something? Bye! Ulf.