sparse files

[Roger Oberholtzer]

On Thu, 2005-05-26 at 22:14, Matthew Carpenter wrote:

> Thanks Roger.
> I was under the impression this "sparse technology" was a part of
> qemu, but you're talking about the OS-related Sparse file, which has
> nothing to do with qemu at all.  Correct?

Yep. I guess I could have been more clear on that. I mentioned qemu
because it is often useful to know the application involved in the
mystery.

> Sorry for the misunderstanding.  My experience with sparse files is
> nil at this point.

So was mine before qemu sparked my interest.

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