Darren J Moffat <darren.mof...@oracle.com> wrote:
> So exactly what makes it unsuitable for backup ?
>
> Is it the file format or the way the utility works ?
>
> If it is the format what is wrong with it ?
>
> If it is the utility what is needed to fix that ?
This has been discussed many times in the past already.
If you archive the incremental "star send" data streams, you cannot
extract single files andit seems that this cannot be fixed without
introducing a different archive format.
Star implements incremental backups and restores based on POSIX compliant
archives.
Jörg
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