> Is there any interest in making the -a flag dump(8)'s default behavior? > The flag -A could be introduced to do the opposite. Prompting the user > for each volume seems a little archaic and can be confusing to new > users.
Good question. -a was introduced so as to be compatible with established use at the time on tape media and such. These days, people's backup space is always[1] sufficiently sized, and human-operated schemes are very rare. > If so, let me know and I can write a patch. Please do, then it is easier for archaic people to play with it. [1] or you lose.
