On Dec 1, 2000, Chris Karakas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you mean that just by undefining GNUTAR_LISTED_INCREMENTAL_DIR,
> AMANDA is going to call tar using --incremental, instead of
> --listed-incremental?
That's right.
> And, by the way, what's the difference between the two?
The GNU tar manual has a very detailed explanation on the differences.
> What do you mean by saying that "Linux-Directories with changes may use
> more backup-space"? Does this mean "a little more backup-space", or "so
> much more backup-space, as to render incrementals on Linux directories
> almost as large as full backups"?
I don't know how different it would be, but, if you eventually find
out it's too much, tell Amanda to use a wrapper script instead of GNU
tar in which you check whether the directory being backed up is in a
vfat filesystem, then replace the `--listed-incremental <filename>'
arguments with `--incremental'. However, you'll still be missing the
`--newer' flag, that is passed when GNUTAR_LISTED_INCREMENTAL_DIR is
used. You may have to work around this problem by reading/storing
timestamps in the `<filename>' argument.
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