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@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ used to determine which files were modified since the last backup.
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@GNUTAR{} version @value{VERSION} supports three snapshot file
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formats. The first format, called @dfn{format 0}, is the one used by
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-@GNUTAR{} versions up to 1.15.1. The second format, called @dfn{format
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-1} is an extended version of this format, that contains more metadata
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-and allows for further extensions. It was used by version
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-1.15.1. Starting from version 1.16 and up to @value{VERSION}, the
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-@dfn{format 2} is used.
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+@GNUTAR{} versions up to and including 1.15.1. The second format, called
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+@dfn{format 1} is an extended version of this format, that contains more
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+metadata and allows for further extensions. It was used by alpha release
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+version 1.15.90. For alpha version 1.15.91 and stable releases
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+version 1.16 up through @value{VERSION}, the @dfn{format 2} is used.
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@GNUTAR{} is able to read all three formats, but will create
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snapshots only in format 2.
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ metadata descriptions, one per line. Each description has the
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following format:
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@smallexample
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-@var{nfs}@var{dev} @var{inode} @var{name}
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+[@var{nfs}]@var{dev} @var{inode} @var{name}
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@end smallexample
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@noindent
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@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ where:
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@table @var
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@item nfs
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A single plus character (@samp{+}), if this directory is located on
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-an @acronym{NFS}-mounted partition, or a single space otherwise;
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+an @acronym{NFS}-mounted partition, otherwise empty.
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+
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+(That is, for non-NFS directories, the first character on the
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+description line contains the start of the @var{dev} field.)
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@item dev
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Device number of the directory;
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