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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:41:15 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
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Subject: Re: Remote backups using ssh and dump
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On Fri, 4 Apr 2008, Paul Schmehl wrote:

> Has anyone done this?
>
> I'm presently using rsync over ssh, but I think dump would be better if it 
> will work.  I've been reading the man page, but I'm wondering if anyone is 
> doing this successfully and would like to share their cmdline.

There's an example in the Handbook:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/backup-basics.html

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA