On 25 Jan 2004, Bryan Murdock wrote: > > tar cf - ~ | gzip -9v > /tmp/backup.tar.gz > > > > bzip2 gives better compression. There is no reason to use gzip when > > you know bzip2 will be available, > > Accept that gzip is faster, but who really cares about the miniscule > difference in speed these days?
If you're running on old machines (sub 500mghz) then gzip actually makes a huge difference in speed. I often download gzip files on older machines I have running as servers, rather than downloading bzip2, just because the speed difference is so noticeable. Of course, ymmv :-) ~ ross -- This sentence would be seven words long if it were six words shorter. _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
