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+#!/bin/sh
+# $Id: tar-copy.sh,v 1.5 2003/10/25 14:40:07 tom Exp $
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 1998,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                     #
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+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the  #
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+# use or other dealings in this Software without prior written               #
+# authorization.                                                             #
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Author: Thomas E. Dickey
+#
+# 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$$
+
+cd $2
+TEST=`ls -d $1 2>/dev/null`
+if test -z "$TEST"
+then
+	echo "... no match for \"$1\" in $2"
+else
+	echo "... installing files matching \"$1\" in $2"
+	trap "rm -f $TMP" 0 1 2 5 15
+	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
+fi