Re: [Bug-tar] tar and file meta data....

[Yves Dorfsman]

On 2011-10-31 22:12, Tim Kientzle wrote:
> I'd be interested in an example showing a case where
> it's actually useful to transfer extended data between
> dissimilar systems.  Apart from ACLs (see below), I've
> yet to see any case where it was useful to do so.

Moving application, and more importantly their data, between Solaris and Linux 
server.

> Are MacOS data forks ever useful on Windows?
> Windows streams on Linux?
>
> > star has (a multi tar format tar prog from the 90's has had
> > support for ACLS/extended attrs -- …
>
> Last I checked, Joerg only supported POSIX.1e ACLs with star.

That's what I've used (http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/star.html), 
worked really well.


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