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Hi guys,

Doug White wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 1 Jan 1998, Mark Turrin wrote:

> > Now is it correct that I could replace ``/dev/sd0a'' with the ``/'' (the
> > real mount point of the partition) and it will still work?
> 
> Don't bet on it.  I don't know if dump knows to resolve filesystems using
> /etc/fstab or not.

This is how I use dump:

dump 0auf /dev/nrst0 /
dump 0auf /dev/nrst0 /usr
dump 0au /var

(so it rewinds after doing /var)

So ya, you can use the mount point of the partition.

Eric Hedstrom
erich@compecon.com