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Date:      Fri, 27 Jul 2001 21:17:41 -0400
From:      Sergey Babkin <babkin@bellatlantic.net>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org>
Cc:        James Howard <howardjp@Glue.umd.edu>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Backup file formats: tar, cpio, pax, yadda, yadda, yadda
Message-ID:  <3B6212B5.FDFEB694@bellatlantic.net>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.21.0107261309400.837-100000@z.glue.umd.edu> <200107270444.f6R4iBw09131@harmony.village.org>

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Warner Losh wrote:
> 
> In message <Pine.GSO.4.21.0107261309400.837-100000@z.glue.umd.edu> James Howard writes:
> : Both tar and cpio seem to have problems doing backups on my
> : server.  Looking at the pax manpage, we see this:
> 
> Use dump.  Otherwise, you will lose.

Don't use dump. Or you'll never be able to restore these backups
on a non-FreeBSD machine.

-SB

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