Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 03:14:11 +0930 From: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> To: James Howard <howardjp@Glue.umd.edu> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Backup file formats: tar, cpio, pax, yadda, yadda, yadda Message-ID: <20010727031410.A61312@misty.eyesbeyond.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0107261309400.837-100000@z.glue.umd.edu>; from howardjp@Glue.umd.edu on Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 01:26:28PM -0400 References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0107261309400.837-100000@z.glue.umd.edu>
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On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 01:26:28PM -0400, James Howard wrote: > Both tar and cpio seem to have problems doing backups on my > server. Looking at the pax manpage, we see this: > [snipped] > > Let's review. All the tar formats will truncate long filenames. All the > cpio formats truncate the inode number. Is there a reasonable backup tool > which does not do goofy things like that? dump(8) -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Mobile: 0419 868 494 Information Technology Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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