Re: backing up ACLs

From: Tim Kientzle (kientzle_at_acm.org)
Date: 12/30/03

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To: harti brandt <brandt@fokus.gmd.de>

    harti brandt wrote:
    > joe mcguckin wrote:
    >
    >> Will a 'modern' tar allow me to interactively browse through the
    >> save-set
    >> and arbitrarily select files to be restored?
    >>
    >
    > As far as I know star as well as even the old v7 tar has an interactive
    > mode,
    > that even allows you to change the filename that is to be restored. It's
    > not point-'n-click
    > of course.

    You've clearly never used 'restore.' ;-)

    Try it someday.

    Tim

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