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Re: CVS Repository On-Line Backup Capability i.e. Hot Backup
From: |
Paul Sander |
Subject: |
Re: CVS Repository On-Line Backup Capability i.e. Hot Backup |
Date: |
Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:29:14 -0800 |
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>"Schrum, Allan (Allan)" writes:
>>
>> Tar has a limit on the max length of the filenames it will archive. Cpio
>> does not seem to have that limit.
>Traditionally, both tar and cpio have limitations, they're just
>different. Various "enhanced" versions of the file formats have evolved
>over the years, but there's no guarantee that they're portable between
>platforms. If you have a more modern archiver such as pax, that's a
>better choice.
Pax is available on many modern releases of Unix systems. However, even
old versions of cpio have the "-c" option that removes the path length
limitation.
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