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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
