Hi, I wrote: > > star -c -acl -link-dirs level=0 . | gzip | growisofs ... Joerg Schilling wrote: > For backups, I recommend to use star's "dump" format (created if you > add -dump to the command line).
We discussed this in August 2005 on star-users : http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/star-users/2005-August/000417.html Me: > > Do you mean with "make backups" that i should always > > use option -dump (or "level=0") ? You: > If you like a complete backup, is is the best to use level=0. > In this case, star forces you to backup the complete filesystem > and archives even more data about the FS. Reading man star-1.5a64/star/star.1 (i did not update since a year, i confess) i get the impression that the features of level=0 are a superset of -dump. I would have to change my star adapter if -dump was really superior over level=0 for the special purpose of backing up a sleeping system partition - in order to get true disaster recovery - but more portable than a flat device copy. (This recovery indeed worked in a brute test in september 2005. The restored Linux was fully operational afterwards.) Have a nice day :) Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
