Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 13 Aug 2000 02:55:09 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: NTFS-like streams? |
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2000, Mo McKinlay wrote:
> > # Only if we're going to actually USE the data. Otherwise, mtools like > # utilities for when we have to fiddle with this data for the other OS's > # benefit (archiving it, etc) make about as much sense to me. > > Okay, so...the filesystem's mounted, but to back it up you've got to use > some specialised utility? You may as well not mount it in the first place, > and just use utilties like mtools throughout.
<cough><sputter> man dump man restore tar(1) is a wonderful thing, but for filesystem backups? Hell, no.
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