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From: peter@ficc.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Using tar for backups (Re: tar frustration)
Summary: cpio?
Message-ID: <1288@ficc.UUCP>
Date: 19 Aug 88 14:39:29 GMT
References: <1670003@hpcilzb.HP.COM> <5762@super.upenn.edu> <1990@stpstn.UUCP>
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Why don't you use cpio instead of tar for backups?

Something like:

find $dir -newer $dir/.backup -print | cpio -ocv >/dev/rmt0
touch $dir/.backup
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Peter da Silva  `-_-'  Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
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