> You still have {arch} for the whole tree, and .arch-ids for each > sub-directory.
The .arch-ids are not indispensable. That is true to the extent that one only has files that are plain text, and no binary files. Seeing that the OP wanted to manage a entire root file-system, he cannot get away without using meta-data all over the place. But now re-reading the OP's post, I'm wondering what he means with meta-data, there are several types of meta-data. One is for book keeping ({arch}, .arch-ids), and the other is history. Chris, could you clarify what you mean? _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/