Re: Call for RAID-6 users
From: Ricky Beam <hidden>
Date: 2004-07-27 16:40:52
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Jim Paris wrote:
tar handles special files in /dev properly.
Don't bet your life on it. GNU Tar (tm) will work most of the time on most systems (read: non-linux), but NEVER assume tar will read device entries correctly. (cpio is the "correct" tool. dump is the Correct Tool (tm).) --Ricky