Re: [Bug-tar] Bug in (GNU tar) 1.15.90 ?

[Helmut Waitzmann]

Chris Drake <address@hidden> writes:

>cd /;
>
>touch /backup_checkpointp;
>
>nohup nice -19 tar --create -v --ignore-failed-read
>                   --sparse --to-stdout --atime-preserve
>                   --preserve-permissions --same-owner
>                   --bzip2
>                   --newer=./backup_checkpoint
>                   --directory=/
>                   --exclude ./opt/oracle/oradata/ORCL
>   . 2> /tmp/tar_cal_inc060424_copy.log |
>  /usr/local/bin/gpg -c |
>  ssh address@hidden 'cat >cal/cal_inc060424.tar.bz2.gpg' &
>
>(imagine everything from the "nohup" line up to the above ssh line as
>one single command - I've just added the line-breaks to make it
>readable).
>
>Here's what I've got in my root dir:-
>
>address@hidden cnd]# dir /back*
>-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Apr 13 09:51 backup_checkpoint
>-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Apr 24 05:12 backup_checkpointp
>
>
>Here's some parts of my backup log:-

>address@hidden cnd]# tail /tmp/tar_cal_inc060424_copy.log
>./var/www/html/emsvr/pico/Para_Mt_Beauty.avi
>./var/www/html/emsvr/pico/Para_Pico2003.avi
>./var/www/html/emsvr/pico/Para_Phillip_Island.mpg
>
>
>And here is one of the old files that should not have been in the
>backup:-
>
>address@hidden cnd]# dir /var/www/html/emsvr/pico/Para_Mt_Beauty.avi
>-rwxr--r--    1 cnd      cnd      78428270 Mar 31  2005 
>/var/www/html/emsvr/pico/Para_Mt_Beauty.avi*

Please show the inode change time of
'/var/www/html/emsvr/pico/Para_Mt_Beauty.avi' or else nobody will be able
to verify your bug report.
To learn, how to do that, consult the manual of the 'dir' command.
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