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I think I will update my cp alias to always include the --reflink=auto parameter now

Marcos
– Marcos

2012-03-14 14:08:16 +00:00
Commented Mar 14, 2012 at 14:08
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Does ext4 really support --reflink?

user12810
– user12810

2012-06-21 08:42:49 +00:00
Commented Jun 21, 2012 at 8:42
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This is supported on btrfs and OCFS2. It is only possible on copy-on-write filesystems, which ext4 is not. btrfs is really shaping up. I love using it because of reflink and snapshots, makes you less scared to do mass operations on big trees of files.

clacke
– clacke

2012-07-03 18:57:41 +00:00
Commented Jul 3, 2012 at 18:57

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