[Linux-NTFS-Dev] Re: ntfsimage, restoreimage, ntfsclone, mondo

[Szakacsits S. <sz...@si...>]

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003, Szakacsits Szabolcs wrote:

> ntfsclone: I've found a way how to create a sparse file from a pipe:
> 
>   ... | cp /proc/self/fd/0 sparse_file

The default 'cp' behaviour is --sparse=auto "by a crude heuristic". It
doesn't always work. The correct usage is

   ... | cp --sparse=always /proc/self/fd/0 sparse_file

	Szaka