SanD wrote: > Ian wrote: > > How does dump handle sparse files? > Dump handles fine sparse files. Maybe I should have asked how does dump figure out that the files are sparse and if it's any more intelligent than a 2 pass read (I have no idea why 2 passes are required) or just blindly turning successive zeros into a seek offset, is there anything preventing BSD tar from doing the same? Ian -- Ian FreislichReceived on Thu Jul 22 2004 - 11:22:56 UTC
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