> Let's review. All the tar formats will truncate long filenames. All the
> cpio formats truncate the inode number. Is there a reasonable backup tool
> which does not do goofy things like that?
Neither tar nor cpio is suitable for backup purposes.
Use dump instead.
BTW this is a subject for -questions rather than -hackers.
Lars
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- Backup file formats: tar, cpio, pax, yadda, yadda, yadda James Howard
