Re: [cobalt-users] tar

["Robert G. Fisher" <rfisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Aug 12, 2000 at 01:13:48AM +0200, H.P. Stroebel wrote:
> 1) what is /vol/ ? did you add a second hdd ? tar does not backup over
> different partitions. 
> maybe that some files in the directory are linked to another partition ?

According to 'man tar' and well usage thereof, tar does not care
about partitions (remember partitions are just mounted as 
filesystems not different roots like in MS os's) unless you
use the '-l' or '--one-file-system' options.

> you can tell tar to use different partitions with -M, as i remember, but
> i`m not sure. see "man tar" and search for "multi volume"

Multi-volume is for your backup media say if you need to write
to more than one tape / floppy disk / etc.  In short, -M deals
with your destination file not your source files


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