Re: Re: dar output into tar format?

Sandro Dentella <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.dar.general
Message-ID <20040720204325.GA14812@bluff>
> no, I don't see any mis-use. But I don't see any interest for going
> through tar format, if the user wants to restore a directory, why would
> not he get a directory rather a tar archive ?

What do you mean 'get a directory'. Extracting a tar (with all its files) is
a way to 'get a directory'. Another  would be haveing dar installed
everywhere, but I'm just creating a tool to backup, normally I have no
control on the software people have on they're PC.

> You need to make an application that can converts a dar format to a tar
> format. I don't see anything that could be added to dar for doing that,
> it must be a separated application to my point of view.

I surely don't have the knowledge to do that... :-(

sandro
*:-)




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