Re: Old warning in dump(8)

[Patrick Welche <prlw1%welche.eu@localhost>]

On Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 07:26:49AM +0700, Robert Elz wrote:
> Twenty years ago (and a few months) dump(8) had the
> following warning added:
> 
> 	Snapshot support is experimental.  Be sure you have a backup before
> 	you use it.
> 
> Is that still regarded as true, or is it time for that warning
> to be retired?

One datapoint: I always dump -x, and have done probably for the
last twenty years, and have never observed a problem.

Cheers,

Patrick