On Monday 17 November 2008, Joerg Schilling wrote: > William Kenworthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > dirvish is in portage. > > > > tar/rsync/cp are not really backups but manual copies. If you want true > > backup you need scripts to handle the extra functionality for things > > like versioning, archive management and the all important restore. > > star has everything you need for backups and it is based on the standard > archive format.
Thanks Joerg, I have just had a quick look at star. Would you know if there is a LiveCD that has star - or will I be able to restore a fs from an archive created with star, but using tar to do it as it comes in e.g. Knoppix? -- Regards, Mick
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