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Method, apparatus, and program for using a Java archive to encode a file system delta

  • US 6,999,976 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2002
  • Issued: 02/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing an update to a file system, comprising:

  • determining at least one difference between an initial file system tree and a final file system tree;

    creating a delta Java archive file;

    placing at least one difference entry, describing a difference between the initial file system tree and the final file system tree, into the delta Java archive file;

    placing an extractor class into the delta Java archive;

    transporting the delta Java archive file to a destination computer;

    identifying a target file system tree at the destination computer;

    receiving, at the destination computer, a delta Java archive that includes the at least one difference entry and the extractor class; and

    executing the extractor class, wherein the extractor class applies difference information in the at least one difference entry to the target file system tree to form a final file system tree.

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