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Re: [Duplicity-talk] Compression options
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edgar . soldin |
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Re: [Duplicity-talk] Compression options |
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Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:13:35 +0200 |
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On 20.07.2011 06:09, Jeff Cook wrote:
> Hello
>
> I had two quick questions. The first is regarding whether we can use
> newer compression algorithms supported by tar within duplicity yet, and
> if not, if there is progress on allowing this. I looked into this
> briefly but did not find anything definitive.
duplicity uses the compression of gpg, this is configurable via --gpg-options.
never heard of plans to add a switch for tar compressions, don't even know if
this is possible.
> Additionally, my understanding is that I can change duplicity to use bz2
> instead of gz for its backups. I wasn't able to find documentation for
> that immediately, however, and was wondering if I could get a simple
> clarification on if and/or how that was possible.
use the above parameter. e.g. --gpg-options="--compress-algo=bzip2
--bzip2-compress-level=9"
ede/duply.net
>
> Thanks
> Jeff