Paul Jackson wrote:

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>Helge wrote:
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>>So an old "tar" won't get this right as it will assume that an object
>>is either file or directory.
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>There are many backup apps, not just one.  I've written a few myself,
>none of which will ever be worthy of notice.  The sourceforge
>Topic.System.Archiving.Backup lists 335 projects at present.
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>I find the idea that most backup tools and scripts will silently
>stop working correctly to be pretty scary.  
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They won't stop working, they will merely not support
the new features.  That is only a problem if
you actually use those features.  If all you have
is plain files and plain directories - no problem.  Not
if files-as-directories are implemented right.

Helge Hafting