Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:53:08 -0700 From: "Scott E. Campbell" <scampbel@gvpl.ca> To: "Konstantin 'Kosta' Welke" <damaker@fillibach.de> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: moving /usr to another partition Message-ID: <200407051453.08935.scampbel@gvpl.ca> In-Reply-To: <opsaoo8tqydvpa9u@auth.smtp.kundenserver.de> References: <opsaoo8tqydvpa9u@auth.smtp.kundenserver.de>
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On July 5, 2004 02:42 pm, you wrote: > Hi! > > Diskspace is running low, so I'd like to move my /usr to another > disk. I was told that cp -Rv is not a good idea and i should use > dump instead. The problem is: That disk is big and half-full and > I don't want to empty it. Is it possible to let restore work to > a directory instead of a disk? Im not sure after reading the man > page, google doesnt know either and I dont want to find out "the > hard way". So i guessed it couldn't hurt to ask... > > If you have any hints or alternatives, please let me know! > I use "dump 0aLf - /usr | restore xf -" which will dump the usr slice into wherever you are at the moment. If you are not using "current" then don't use the "L" option since last I saw 4.x didn't have the option of the snapshot of a live file system. Others will let you know if there is a better way Scott > cya, > Kosta > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Scott E. Campbell Systems Administrator Greater Victoria Public Library Victoria, BC
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