#!/bin/sh

ofile="/bin/ping"

c_opts="--xattrs -Scpf -"
x_opts="--xattrs -Sxpf -"

[ "$(id -u)" != "0" ] && { echo "must be root to preserv xattrs"; exit 1; }

echo "$ ls -l $ofile"
ls -l "$ofile"

echo "$ attr -l $ofile"
attr -l "$ofile"

tmpd=$(mktemp -d)
echo "$ tar -C / $c_opts "${ofile#/}" | tar -C "\$tmpd" $x_opts"
tar -C / $c_opts "${ofile#/}" | tar -C "$tmpd" $x_opts

rsync -aXHAS "$ofile" "$tmpd/${ofile##*/}_rsync"
echo "$ ( cd \$tmpd && attr -l ${ofile#/} )"
( cd "$tmpd" && attr -l "${ofile#/}" )

echo "$ ( cd \$tmpd && attr -l ${ofile##*/}_rsync )"
( cd "$tmpd" && attr -l "${ofile##*/}_rsync" )
rm -Rf "$tmpd"