Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Backing up Arch archives

[Tom Lord]

    > From: Jan Hudec <address@hidden>

    > Tla would not ignore the lock, but that can be broken with
    > appropriate command. All the rest will be ok. So yes, you can
    > create archive backup with rsync or tar. (Actualy, there is
    > tla-rsync-archive. It works like tla push-mirror, though it does
    > not keep the archive completely correct, but is an order of
    > magnitude faster).

You can, and it is perfectly safe -- but there is, in theory, the
possible need for an extra step upon restoration to create any missing
lockdirs.

-t