| To: | Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@xxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: Using xfsdump On Linux With IRIX Version 1 FS? |
| From: | Christian Kujau <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:36:53 -0700 (PDT) |
| Cc: | Sean Elble <elbles@xxxxxxxxxx>, xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx |
| In-reply-to: | <20090725102258.GA1121@xxxxxxx> |
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 at 12:22, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote: > I meant: What is the advantage of using the a loop-device (of the image) > instead of directly using the image? Some tools don't like to act on flat files, i.e. mkfs.reiserfs won't create a filesystem on a file without -forcing it, dunno about all the xfsprogs though, or "hexedit", or.... -- BOFH excuse #5: static from plastic slide rules |
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