Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:50:07 GMT From: "Ben Kaduk" <minimarmot@gmail.com> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/75865: comments on "backup-basics" in handbook Message-ID: <200807010250.m612o7sl094254@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/75865; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Ben Kaduk" <minimarmot@gmail.com> To: bug-followup@freebsd.org Cc: Subject: Re: docs/75865: comments on "backup-basics" in handbook Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:16:39 -0400 I think the inline patch should take care of this -- the other programs listed on the page do not seem to document using /tmp or other places for intermediate files. Note that I also reworeded a couple of sentences to avoid starting sentences with (lowercase) command names, as well. If gmail mangles whitespace, the patch can also be found at http://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb.mit.edu/user/kaduk/freebsd/patches/disks.diff.2008.07.01 -Ben Kaduk --- chapter.sgml.0 2008-06-30 21:11:24.000000000 -0400 +++ chapter.sgml 2008-06-30 22:09:30.000000000 -0400 @@ -2380,12 +2380,19 @@ <command>dump</command> and <command>restore</command>. They operate on the drive as a collection of disk blocks, below the abstractions of files, links and directories that are created by - the file systems. <command>dump</command> backs up an entire + the file systems. Unlike other backup software, + <command>dump</command> backs up an entire file system on a device. It is unable to backup only part of a file system or a directory tree that spans more than one - file system. <command>dump</command> does not write files and + file system. The <command>dump</command> command does not write files and directories to tape, but rather writes the raw data blocks that - comprise files and directories.</para> + comprise files and directories. When being used to extract + data, <command>restore</command> stores temporary files + in <filename>/tmp/</filename> by default &emdash; if you are + operating from a recovery disk with a small + <filename>/tmp</filename> directory, you may need to set the + <envar>TMPDIR</envar> environment variable to a directory + with more free space for the restore to be successful.</para> <note><para>If you use <command>dump</command> on your root directory, you would not back up <filename>/home</filename>,
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