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On Mon, 20 May 2002, Brian Jonnes wrote:
> What are the current feelings of the group re the following? Should I switch
> to TAR?
dump reads on a lower level than tar, and is more sensitive when dumping
an active file system. Dumps may be rendered useless due to a file
changing underneath dump. If the system is placed in single user mode
there should be no problem. If the file system is quiet, there should be
close to no problems. The 'close' word makes most people switch to tar.
Tar reads on the file level and copes gracefully with an active file
system. A file that is removed or changed underneath tar is simply
reported and ignored. No effect on the rest of the archive.
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Ulrik Sandberg
