On Sun, 13 Aug 2000, Mo McKinlay wrote:
>
> # Only if we're going to actually USE the data. Otherwise, mtools like
> # utilities for when we have to fiddle with this data for the other OS's
> # benefit (archiving it, etc) make about as much sense to me.
>
> Okay, so...the filesystem's mounted, but to back it up you've got to use
> some specialised utility? You may as well not mount it in the first place,
> and just use utilties like mtools throughout.
<cough><sputter>
man dump
man restore
tar(1) is a wonderful thing, but for filesystem backups? Hell, no.
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