>     mount /dev/rsd1a /mnt
   >     cd /
   >     tar cpf - <pattern> | ( cd /mnt; tar xvpf - )    # yes, easier ways to
   > do this
   And faster, better. tar doesn't care about hardlinks (and other stuff).
   I would use dump:
   cd /mnt;dump -0f /|restore -xf -


tar *does* care about hard links.  i don't know of anything in the
above that dump will handle that (our) tar won't.  personally i'd
use "pax -rwvXpe / /mnt"