flatback release 1

flatback is a simple, space efficent backup utility.

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Dependencies
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zlib
gcc
other basic system utilities and libraries

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Configure flatback
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Nothing here yet

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Compile flatback
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cd flatback
./Make.sh

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Run flatback
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./flatback

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Configure flatcheck
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Nothing here yet

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Compile flatcheck
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cd flatcheck
./Make.sh

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Run flatcheck
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./flatcheck

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Contact
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See the savannah page for contact information.
http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/flatback/

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Features
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* flatback creates space effecient archives rapidly,
  without seeking.
* Large files are supported.
* Volumes can be of any size but sizes must remain constant
  across the archive
* endian differences are detected and an error is reported.
* Standard stat() filesystem data is stored for all files.
* Hardlinks are stored only once.
* Only 1 temporary file is created (for index).
* No external programs are relied upon.
* Compression is optional and when enabled, only used
  when the compressed entity is smaller than the original.
* Individual checksums are stored for both the metadata
  and the original uncompressed file data.
* flatcheck provides a simple way to verify archive integrity
  with or without comparing the archive to the files on the
  filesystem.

