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authorbescoto <bescoto@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2003-08-07 18:13:07 +0000
committerbescoto <bescoto@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2003-08-07 18:13:07 +0000
commit9deedbd08ec51b45ded284a747671f0466eec00c (patch)
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Removed reference to --windows-time-format
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@@ -115,21 +115,13 @@ some header files in the Makefile:
</pre>
-Then, whenever you use rdiff-backup to back up from a unix system to
-Windows, use the <strong>--windows-mode</strong> switch. This
-compensates for some windows file systems' inability to store hard
-links, symlinks, device files, sockets, fifos, case sensitive
-filenames, and filenames with colons (":") in them. (Note: device
-files, symlinks, fifos, and sockets will simply be skipped, and hard
-link information will not be recorded.)
-
-<p>If you are backing up one windows system to another, full
---windows-mode is not necessary, but you'll still need
-<strong>--windows-time-format</strong>, which stops rdiff-backup from
-trying to make increment files with colons in them. Whichever
---windows* option you use, remember to use the same one when restoring
-or listing that backup directory.
-</li>
+Then, whenever you use rdiff-backup to back up or restore from a unix
+system to Windows, use the <strong>--windows-mode</strong> switch.
+This compensates for some windows file systems' inability to store
+hard links, symlinks, device files, sockets, fifos, case sensitive
+filenames, and filenames with colons (":") in them. No information
+will be lost however, because rdiff-backup stores metadata in a
+separate file.
<P>
<a name="OSX">