On Monday 27 February 2006 13:46, Sammy wrote: > I'd like to take a snapshot of the filesystem structure (merely > contents, as if listed by an ls command) at one point in time, make > some changes (say install an application) and then compare the > current structure to the snapshot taken. > I tried listing contents before/after changes and using diff but > the results were not satisfactory. > Any ideas? > Thank you, > Sammy
Hey Sammy, you should take a look at star. It is an archiver that can create all archive formats I can think of, also filesystem snapshots. It can be used for incremental backups and even restores. And it is _very_ fast. Just take a look at the exhaustive man page. Patrick -- Six pizzas a day keep the doctor away -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
