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Add CacheDir support for CACHEDIR.TAG #4604

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mwichmann opened this issue Sep 23, 2024 · 0 comments
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Add CacheDir support for CACHEDIR.TAG #4604

mwichmann opened this issue Sep 23, 2024 · 0 comments

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A number of tools for backup understand a marker file named CACHEDIR.TAG as a signal that the contents of the directory it's found in are cache contents, which might hint at different handling. This file is described in a specification:

https://bford.info/cachedir/

Suggesting the SCons derived-file caching code could create this file as a low-cost improvement for tools that care about it. It's a static file with one required line and optional comments.

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