Re: [Gnu-arch-users] tar for the base revision

[Miles Bader]

>     * archival programs that stick to a credible standard
> 
>     * archival programs that are (essentially) universally ported
>       or implemented
> 
>     * archival programs without stupid, arbitrary limits

How is cpio by these measures?  I personally dislike it because I find the
user-interface annoying, but I note that many distro package formats seem to
use it (e.g., dpkg, rpm), which suggest that it might have some good
properties.

-Miles
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