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+#!/bin/sh
+# $Id: tar-copy.sh,v 1.3 1998/02/11 12:14:03 tom Exp $
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. #
+# #
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a #
+# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), #
+# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation #
+# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, distribute #
+# with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to #
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the #
+# following conditions: #
+# #
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in #
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software. #
+# #
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR #
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, #
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL #
+# THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER #
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING #
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER #
+# DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. #
+# #
+# Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright #
+# holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, #
+# use or other dealings in this Software without prior written #
+# authorization. #
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Author: Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@clark.net> 1997,1998
+#
+# Copy a collection of files using 'tar', so that their dates and links are
+# preserved
+#
+# Parameters:
+# $1 = files to copy
+# $2 = source directory
+# $3 = destination directory
+#
+#DOIT=echo
+DOIT=eval
+
+if test $# != 3 ; then
+ echo "Usage: $0 files source target"
+ exit 1
+elif test ! -d "$2" ; then
+ echo "Source directory not found: $2"
+ exit 1
+elif test ! -d "$3" ; then
+ echo "Target directory not found: $3"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+WD=`pwd`
+
+TMP=$WD/copy$$
+trap "rm -f $TMP" 0 1 2 5 15
+
+cd $2
+if ( tar cf $TMP $1 )
+then
+ cd $3
+ LIST=`tar tf $TMP 2>&1`
+ $DOIT rm -rf $LIST 2>/dev/null
+ $DOIT tar xvf $TMP
+else
+ echo "Cannot create tar of $1 files"
+ exit 1
+fi