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Subject: Re: Backing up my system
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Stephen Liu wrote:

>Hi Bill,
>
>- snip -
>
>  
>
>>You can use dump/tar to back up the actual data.
>>    
>>
>
>I also apply 'tar' command to backup actual data
>keeping the directory tree simultaneously.  Kindly
>advise what is 'dump/tar'
>
>B.R.
>Stephen
>  
>

I'm pretty sure he meant "OR", as in "you can use
dump or tar for backup, and restore or tar for
rebuilding" ....

HTH,

Kevin Kinsey
DaleCo, S.P.