tar cf - . | tar xf - -C <dest>
I never bothered to learn -C, instead I use:
tar -cf - . | (cd <dest>; tar -xf -)
with a sandwiched `| pv |` for fun stats
alt Hacker News
I never bothered to learn -C, instead I use:
For doing something like duplicating root of a filesystem you may want --one-file-system.