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To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: inheriting the "nodump" flag ?
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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> 
> I don't know how many of you know or even use the "nodump" file flag.
> 
> It's utility is somewhat limited by the fact that it is not
> inherited from the parent directory.
> 
> I like to mark my cvs tree as "nodump", there is no point in backing
> it up for me.
> 
> Unfortunately, since the nodump flag is not inherited on creation
> I need to run "chflags -R nodump /home/ncvs" first every time I want
> to make a backup.
> 
> 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 thought that it was supposed to stop the tree walker from walking
down through the tree beyond that point if it is on a directory..

in other words, if you set it on a directory it is supposed to 
'prune' the entire tree.. sounds like a problem with the 
tree walker rather than the kernel. 

You are supposed to be able to set it on a directory,
do a backup, change your mind later, and unset it and have the next run 
recurse all the way down the tree.

> 
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