Re: [webmin-l] split backup files

[Pat E. <pe...@gm...>]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 00:46, Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote:

> On 10/Aug/2010 14:28 Pat Erler <pe...@gm...> wrote ..
>
> Is this really needed, when you can use the tar tf command to get the
>> same info?
>>
> yes, if the tar is local, this information in a text file would be
> redundant, but if the tar files are remotely it would be nice to have
> a catalog somewhere, so you know, which files you need to download,
>
>  I think with a multi-part tar file you need to read them all anyway - a
> single file in the backup may be split across multiple parts, and I don't
> even think you can un-tar from a single part separately.
>
> ok, so i need to ask my question different :)

could we have a way to split a remote backup in a way, that multiple tar
files are created, which can be separately unpacked? in my case, i have a
150gb partition with home directories. restoring a single file from this
giant backup file is a pain in the ass..

PAT

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