>> These are backup directories for my own use. Why is Rar considered a >> power user tool? Is it superior (more compressed, faster, less prone >> to corruption)? > > Its a properitary format. If you want good performance, go for 7zip (as > an archiver, or lzma instead of gzip). In fact, I'm quite surprised to > see it is not supported there. >
I will google to see if 7zip can be added, thanks. >> I don't think that any of them are lacking, but I would like to know >> each format's features and benefits. Thanks. > > Tar is most likely to preserve all features of a Linux file system. > This is very important, thanks! > Zip, unlike tar, provides more of random-access to the contents of the > archive: no need to read the whole archive to get a single file. Rar has > two modes: The "solid" one provides better compression but has the same > issue as Tar. > Thanks. I do not need maximum compression, but rather maximum reliability. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
