Because of the documentation, which states:
The program accepts the following options. Also see *Note Common
options::.
`-a'
`--archive'
Preserve as much as possible of the structure and attributes of the
original files in the copy (but do not preserve directory
structure). Equivalent to `-dpR'.
"Preserve as much as possible" doesn't give me a warm feeling.
>cpio is useful when you have to copy the root fs (find / -xdev ...)
>
>cd /newdest && tar cf - /oldpath | tar xvf - is a handy tar usage example.
True, but the user was a newbie so I gave him an easy way, not the quickest way. Plus he can back up the intermediate files, if he chooses. Not faster, but safer.
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