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Number   :  10810
Date     :  2005-03-18
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: XXKILL
Size(KB) :  1



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, Kan Yabumoto  wrote:

> Apparently, the problem is that those who use the /CLONE
> command and lose all the files do not know what the hell
> they are doing.

Of course that is the case. And moreover, they want to blame
someone else for their own stupidity/laxity in not reading
the documentation before jumping in. Unfortunately, that
seems to be more and more the norm in society in general
and is not just reserved for xxcopy warning messages.

> We describe /CLONE as a directory duplication feature.
> I remain adamant that a clone operation must remove
> extra files/directories from the destination. If the
> operation preserves extra files in the destination,
> the source and the destination are not logically
> equivalent, therefore, the destination is not a faithful
> duplicate of the source. That's how I perceive a CLONE.

I've got no problem with that definition and nor do I think
does anyone else. If the operation didn't remove files/dirs,
it would just be a /backup.

Garry



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