Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:36:06 -0600 From: John <john@starfire.mn.org> To: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: .snap Message-ID: <20050207123606.A8843@starfire.mn.org> In-Reply-To: <ef60af090502071003179f8d14@mail.gmail.com>; from gert.cuykens@gmail.com on Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 07:03:56PM %2B0100 References: <ef60af0905020615325b02371b@mail.gmail.com> <20050207104828.N88241@maren.thelosingend.net> <ef60af090502071003179f8d14@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 07:03:56PM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:52:28 +0100 (CET), Svein Halvor Halvorsen > <svein-freebsd-questions@theloosingend.net> wrote: > > > > * Gert Cuykens [2005-02-07 00:32 +0100] > > > What are .snap directories ? > > > > Take a look at these references: > > > > - mksnap_ffs(8) > > - dump(8) [under the -L option] > > - mount(8) [under the -o snapshot option] > > - /usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/README.snapshot > > > > > > Svein Halvor > > > > So that means i can delete the directories right :) > > What is a snapshot of a filesystem ? How big is a snapshot for example > of a 8gb hd ? What is the difference between a snapshot and a bacup > image of the hd ? Rather than filling up the archives with it again, I'll send you by private e-mail to messages I wrote about a month ago that addressed these issues. -- John Lind john@starfire.MN.ORG
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