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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] tar for the base revision
From: |
Miles Bader |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] tar for the base revision |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:18:13 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.3.28i |
> * archival programs that stick to a credible standard
>
> * archival programs that are (essentially) universally ported
> or implemented
>
> * archival programs without stupid, arbitrary limits
How is cpio by these measures? I personally dislike it because I find the
user-interface annoying, but I note that many distro package formats seem to
use it (e.g., dpkg, rpm), which suggest that it might have some good
properties.
-Miles
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