On Jul 9, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Michael Green wrote:
However, tar'ing the actual target directory revealed that the data is flowing at extremely low rates - less than 100kb/sec.
Two major factors affect this:
1. File system state, fragmentation, and disk capabilities.
2. The tar block size choice can greatly affect performance.
See info on web pages like
https://www.aleric.net/users/unix/tar/tar_93.html
Richard Sims
