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== check ==
== check ==
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du -h file
du -h *
du -h --apparent-size file
du -h --apparent-size *
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tar -Scf file.tar inputfile
tar -Scf file.tar inputfile
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== Links ==
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sparse_file


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Latest revision as of 11:50, 22 October 2019

check

du -h *
du -h --apparent-size *


Make existing files sparse

fallocate -d file


Copy sparse file

cp --sparse=always inputfile outputfile


Tar sparse file

-S / --sparse
tar -Scf file.tar inputfile

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