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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
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Subject: Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:26:05 -0800 (PST), "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" <bg271828@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I dont quickly see a free tool to do this. Maybe its easier
> to do this from scratch....

The handbook mentions a common method to transfer installed
systems partition-wise using dump and restore. Maybe this is
useful to you in order to avoid an installation from scratch.

And finaly, there's always dd. :-)


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