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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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