On Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 07:26:49AM +0700, Robert Elz wrote: > Twenty years ago (and a few months) dump(8) had the > following warning added: > > Snapshot support is experimental. Be sure you have a backup before > you use it. > > Is that still regarded as true, or is it time for that warning > to be retired?
One datapoint: I always dump -x, and have done probably for the last twenty years, and have never observed a problem. Cheers, Patrick