Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:03:56 +0100 From: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: .snap Message-ID: <ef60af090502071003179f8d14@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050207104828.N88241@maren.thelosingend.net> References: <ef60af0905020615325b02371b@mail.gmail.com> <20050207104828.N88241@maren.thelosingend.net>
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:52:28 +0100 (CET), Svein Halvor Halvorsen <svein-freebsd-questions@theloosingend.net> wrote: > > * Gert Cuykens [2005-02-07 00:32 +0100] > > What are .snap directories ? > > Take a look at these references: > > - mksnap_ffs(8) > - dump(8) [under the -L option] > - mount(8) [under the -o snapshot option] > - /usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/README.snapshot > > > Svein Halvor > So that means i can delete the directories right :) What is a snapshot of a filesystem ? How big is a snapshot for example of a 8gb hd ? What is the difference between a snapshot and a bacup image of the hd ?
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