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Subject: Re: Backup Software
To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert)
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 96 9:21:09 MET DST
From: Greg Lehey <lehey.pad@sni.de>
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>
>> -Well, I can backup up my system using find and cpio now, thanks to
>> -some help from the mailing list archives, but I must say I don't like
>> -it too much.
>>
>> I wouldn't use cpio (or tar) to backup my system. They both have problems
>> with special files, sparse file and files with long names. You should
>> better use dump/restore instead. I' using the following command:
>> 	dump 0uBf <nr-of-kblocks-on-tape> <tape-device> <file-system>
>> Repeat foreach file system.
>
> I wouldn't backup special files.

Why not?  I find it a useful feature, if it's done right.  My
definition of 'right' is that restoring a special file restores the
file's inode, not any 'contents' it might have.

Greg