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1. Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2017 18:01:34 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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   I'm running 'tar --lzip -cvf somefile somefolder/' on some 300 GBytes of data. Now I need to shut down my computer -- will this resume where it left off, or will it start again from the beginning?
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2017 18:28:43 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • ebin
     @mcscx@quitter.se @notjeff@gs.smuglo.li Well darn. I did read 'man tar' (I do so frequently, since both the info on that page and I are so dense). I had hoped that with --lzip there was some hope for resume.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2017 19:36:12 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • mcscx
     • ebin
     True, but I'd like to be able to make that mistake. @mcscx@quitter.se @notjeff@gs.smuglo.li
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2017 19:38:33 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • mcscx
     lzip has the property that Z(a+b+c) = Z(a)+Z(b)+Z(c) where a,b,c are files; I had hoped this property would let me resume a 'tar --lzip'
   • alpacaherder (alpacaherder)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2017 19:58:44 EDT alpacaherder

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     • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
     @bobjonkman I'd throw an "n" and a "p" after the "c".  The "n" will make the archive seekable while the "p" preserves permissions.
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   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2017 20:11:45 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • mcscx
     I make the output file ".tlz" for 'tar --lzip -cvf somefile.tlz somefolder/' ; the Caja filemangler seems to recognize it