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[src/trunk]: src/sbin/dump Use a list for the list of bugs.
details: https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/305431b109d8
branches: trunk
changeset: 754839:305431b109d8
user: jruoho <jruoho%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date: Fri May 14 05:04:58 2010 +0000
description:
Use a list for the list of bugs.
diffstat:
sbin/dump/dump.8 | 18 +++++++++++-------
1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diffs (61 lines):
diff -r 7cd9ab717d12 -r 305431b109d8 sbin/dump/dump.8
--- a/sbin/dump/dump.8 Fri May 14 05:02:05 2010 +0000
+++ b/sbin/dump/dump.8 Fri May 14 05:04:58 2010 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: dump.8,v 1.60 2010/02/26 07:01:17 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: dump.8,v 1.61 2010/05/14 05:04:58 jruoho Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
.\" Regents of the University of California.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)dump.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 5/1/95
.\"
-.Dd February 25, 2010
+.Dd May 14, 2010
.Dt DUMP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -542,12 +542,15 @@
.Fl x
flag from Sun's Solstice Backup utility.
.Sh BUGS
+At least the following caveats can be mentioned.
+.Bl -bullet
+.It
Fewer than 32 read errors on the file system are ignored.
-.Pp
+.It
Each reel requires a new process, so parent processes for
reels already written just hang around until the entire tape
is written.
-.Pp
+.It
.Nm
with the
.Fl W
@@ -558,12 +561,12 @@
.Pa /etc/dumpdates ,
even if listed in
.Pa /etc/fstab .
-.Pp
+.It
When dumping a list of files or subdirectories, access privileges are
required to scan the directory (as this is done via the
.Xr fts 3
routines rather than directly accessing the file system).
-.Pp
+.It
It would be nice if
.Nm
knew about the dump sequence,
@@ -572,7 +575,8 @@
and provided more assistance
for the operator running
.Xr restore 8 .
-.Pp
+.It
Snapshot support is
.Em experimental .
Be sure you have a backup before you use it.
+.El
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