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Subject: Re: Backup file formats: tar, cpio, pax, yadda, yadda, yadda
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Jim Bryant wrote:
> 
> Warner Losh wrote:
> >
> > In message <3B6212B5.FDFEB694@bellatlantic.net> Sergey Babkin writes:
> > : > Use dump.  Otherwise, you will lose.
> > :
> > : Don't use dump. Or you'll never be able to restore these backups
> > : on a non-FreeBSD machine.
> >
> > Unless it runs NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Linux or SunOS.  ufsrestore
> > is pretty universal.
> 
> FreeBSD dumps also restore just fine under HP-UX, I've done so under 10.20 and 11.0.  HP-UX restore will automatically do the

Hm, I think I've seen problems with restoring them on HP-UX
and SCO OpenServer but I'm not sure.

> byte-swapping.  FreeBSD and GNU tar will not restore correctly to HP-UX, but dump/restore does work fine.

GNU tar archives from FreeBSD definitely worked for me
without any problems, at least for HP-UX 10.20.

-SB

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