.snap

[Gert Cuykens]

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:52:28 +0100 (CET), Svein Halvor Halvorsen
<svein-freebsd-questions at theloosingend.net> wrote:
> 
> * Gert Cuykens [2005-02-07 00:32 +0100]
> >  What are .snap directories ?
> 
> Take a look at these references:
> 
>  -  mksnap_ffs(8)
>  -  dump(8)   [under the -L option]
>  -  mount(8)  [under the -o snapshot option]
>  -  /usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/README.snapshot
> 
> 
> Svein Halvor
>

So that means i can delete the directories right :)

What is a snapshot of a filesystem ? How big is a snapshot for example
of a 8gb hd ? What is the difference between a snapshot and a bacup
image of the hd ?