Re: lastlog is huge

[Paul Howarth <paul city-fan org>]

Hacksaw wrote:
> > how *nix systems have done this sort of thing for aeons...
>
>
> One wonders, then, why the basic utils, like cp and mv don't deal with it 
> better?

The cp manpage says that it does attempt to handle sparse files properly 
- see the --sparse option.

Paul.