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| From: | Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-user] tar a brand new Gentoo install to a USB drive for safe keeping? | ||
| Date: | Mon, 05 May 2008 12:36:23 | ||
| Message-Id: | 20080505133559.4a153413@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk | ||
| In Reply to: | Re: [gentoo-user] tar a brand new Gentoo install to a USB drive for safe keeping? by Ian Graeme Hilt |
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| 1 | On Mon, 5 May 2008 08:17:01 -0400, Ian Graeme Hilt wrote: |
| 2 | |
| 3 | > > That hasn't been needed for a long time. Tar is able to detect bzip2 |
| 4 | > > and gzip compression and handle it automatically. |
| 5 | > |
| 6 | > You are correct. I didn't realize it could detect. Thanks for |
| 7 | > the info. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | It may only save one character when using it fro the command line, but it |
| 10 | makes using tar in scripts a lot cleaner. |
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| 12 | |
| 13 | -- |
| 14 | Neil Bothwick |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't. |
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