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Date:      Tue, 8 Oct 2002 12:39:49 -0700
From:      Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx>
To:        Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Safe Use of cvsup
Message-ID:  <20021008193949.GB81796@vectors.cx>
In-Reply-To: <200210081920.g98JKBw58996@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
References:  <200210081920.g98JKBw58996@dc.cis.okstate.edu>

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>> (10.08.2002 @ 1220 PST): Martin McCormick said, in 0.8K: <<
> 	If one uses an incorrect tag in cvsup, it tends to
> destroy the /usr/src tree, a sort of make zapworld.  Would there
> be anything wrong with backing up the /usr/src directory to a tar
> file before running cvsup so that if the worst happens, one can
> restore the directory to what it was before the mishap?

if you toast the /usr/src directory by a bad tag in the cvsup file,
putting in the correct tag and rerunning cvsup will correct the problem.
i don't see much use in backing up something that is available from any
number of readily available sites.

-Adam


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Adam Weinberger
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