alternative to `tar`

[John Summerfield]

Robin Laing wrote:
> Guillaume wrote:
>> hi,
>>
>> actually, I use the tar utility to backup my fedora box to a file...
>> After a full backup file is reach near 8GB, and when I want to restore
>> some backuped files, it take veeerrrryyy long time (more than 1h30) to
>> analyse/index the file and extract the needed folders. Is there a way
>> to speed up the restore process with any options to tar, or, any other
>> command utility to use for my backup.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
> 
> Our system admin likes backupPC
> 
> http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
> 
> He uses it at work and home.
> 
I think Robin's on the right track, I suspect the tar workalikes (star, 
pax, cpio) will also choke on the load.

Also consider amanda and bacula.

Maybe also disk archiver, dar, which can make DVD-sized files to burn 
and (I think) indexes them. dar.df.net




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