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Date:      Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:35:16 +0100
From:      alex@big.endian.de (Alexander Langer)
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: inheriting the "nodump" flag ?
Message-ID:  <20001210123516.A12435@cichlids.cichlids.com>
In-Reply-To: <97286.976447504@critter>; from phk@FreeBSD.ORG on Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 12:25:04PM %2B0100
References:  <97286.976447504@critter>

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Thus spake Poul-Henning Kamp (phk@FreeBSD.ORG):

> I would like to propose that directories and files inherit the
> nodump flag if it is set on the directory they are created in.
> Comments ? protests ?

I think it is just a logical conclusion.

To be honest, I can't even understand how files in a directory can be
dumped if the directory itself is marked as nodump.

Alex
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cat: /home/alex/.sig: No such file or directory


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