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[John]

On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 07:03:56PM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> 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 ?

Rather than filling up the archives with it again, I'll send you
by private e-mail to messages I wrote about a month ago that addressed
these issues.
-- 

John Lind
john at starfire.MN.ORG