Answer by Gilles for Is using tar while source directory is being updated safe?
1. tar will not screw up something on the source dir/subdirs True, unless you count updating access times as screwing up. Other than that, tar doesn't change anything in the source tree. 2. tar will...
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No. If you add a file after tar has scanned a directory, the file will not be added. If a file has been added to the archive but you delete it on disk, it won’t be removed from the archive. This...
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I have to ask question similar to this. In scenarios where you're backing up directory with tar and new files/dirs are being added current files/dirs are being edited and deleted can you expect safe...
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