srb@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Sreedhar Barakam) (12/27/90)
I need to transfer files between Xenix 386 2.3.2 and Unix BSD 4.2 systems. Direction is from Xenix to Unix. We do not have direct connection between these two systems. Tar and dump do not work, obviously not compatible. What is the best way of transferring files between these two systems? Is using uucp the only answer. If there is a way to use tar or dump commands it would be a simpler solution. Thanks for any info. Sreedhar.
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (12/27/90)
In article <26074@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> srb@beach.cis.ufl.edu () writes: | | I need to transfer files between Xenix 386 2.3.2 and Unix | BSD 4.2 systems. Direction is from Xenix to Unix. We | do not have direct connection between these two systems. | Tar and dump do not work, obviously not compatible. I go tar from Xenix to both SunOS and Ultrix, I'm not sure what is obviously incompatible about it. I feel much better going with cpio with the -c (ASCII header) option, though, since it insured backing up certain special files and empty directories correctly. Xenix: find . -depth -print | cpio -oBca > file/or/device BSD: cpio -iBcdm < file/or/device -- bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen) sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me