Subject: Re: working around the lack of transfer options
To: Larson, Timothy E. <Larson.Timothy1@mayo.edu>
From: Allen Briggs <briggs@wasabisystems.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/25/2002 14:31:54
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:29:43PM -0500, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:
> I used Cameron Kaiser's suggestion (cpin) and after a few tries
> managed to figure out the proper syntax. :) As long as there is
> enough space on the MacOS part for the file, you can launch the
> Installer, run the Mini-Shell, and enter "cpin :someFileAtMacRootLevel
> /someFileAtBSDRootLevel". (Colon is analogous to a slash in HFS.)
> I couldn't find any documentation on cpin/cpout, but I didn't spend
> a lot of time looking either.
I think there was some 'help' or 'help cpin', but it's been a *long*
time since I looked at that code... ;-)
> This might make a good FAQ: How can I transfer files without a
> network and no floppy support?
Yeah. Has anyone mentioned hfsutils?
-allen
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