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From: wjb@ariel.UUCP (W.BOGSTAD)
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Subject: Re: tar .vs. cpio
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Date: Sun, 12-Aug-84 16:28:35 EDT
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	With the versions of tar and cpio, I have used there is
a big difference.  "tar" does not backup special files correctly.
The "dump" and "restor" programs available under version 7 are a
real pain to use so cpio was used instead.  I don't know if current
versions of tar have this problem, but it would be one reason to
justify cpio.

					Bill Bogstad