> I know that backuppc uses hard links internally. However what I wanted
> to know is how/whether it handles hard links in a share that it's
> backing up and restoring.
>
> Will a restored version contain hard links as the original share did?
it depends on your backup method.
> Would it work if I added --hard-links to $Conf{RsyncArgs}?
no. apparently the rsync protocol code built into backuppc doesn't
handle hard links.
however, if you use tar instead of rsync, then hardlinks are backed up
and preserved just fine.
paul
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