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From Brian Modra
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Responses Re: Backup of live database  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Hi,
If tar reports that a file was modified while it was being archived, does that mean that the file was archived correctly, or is it corrupted in the archive?
Does tar take a snapshot of the file so that even if it is modified, at least the archive is safe?
Thanks

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