Timeline for How to copy a directory recursively using hardlinks for each file
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| May 9, 2015 at 15:45 | comment | added | Janis | @Gudmundur Orn; This is correct. The tool mentioned in my answer will create a new snapshot in a way that files are unique; i.e. existing (unmodified) files will be created as hardlinks and new files (or modified versions of existing files) will be created as new files. So in consequence you will have the least redundancy. | |
| May 9, 2015 at 15:41 | comment | added | Gudmundur Orn | That's interesting. But I guess hard-links are only a good snapshot mechanism if the files will not be modified. Right? | |
| May 9, 2015 at 15:33 | history | answered | Janis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |