[comp.sys.next] Backing up to floppy: GNU tar

cap@cs.cmu.edu (Chris Paris) (02/09/91)

I haven't seen anyone here mention that GNU tar is another possibility for
creating multivolume floppy backups. I've been using GNU tar for this
purpose for about a month, and it seems to be working. If I back up a tree,
restore it somewhere else from floppies, diff -r produces no output on
regular files.

Is anyone else using GNU tar, and has anyone gotten burned doing this?

Chris Paris
cap@cs.cmu.edu