2011-10-21, 07:28(+10), Simon Wilson: [...] > If working with a NON-sparse VM img (i.e. originally created with > virt-install --nonsparse), does a cp without --sparse=never retain the > non-sparse nature of the file, or does it have to be specified? [...] See the man page for your "cp" command. The GNU implementation of "cp" tries to replicate the sparseness of the files by default, so if the source file wasn't sparse, the destination shouldn't be either. If in doubt, you can always use dd/cat/pv to avoid the extra fancy hole punching that cp might or might not do. -- Stephane -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
