Disk dump works too! :) dd if=/in_file_or_filesystem of=out_file_or_filesystem
if 'if' isn't specified, it takes input from stdin if 'of' isn't specified, it puts output to stdout Can be a little slow, but it works as good as ghost. On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:21:26 +0000 "Trevor Lauder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote my own bash script to do my backups. It uses: find, gzip, mt, and afio to > make the backups. The script can easily be modified to backup to a file, tape > (default), or CD-R/CD-RW. It also performs a verify after the backup to insure > that the files it wrote to the archive are indeed the files that it backed up.... > this helps to insure that a restore will actually work. :) Most of it is > configurable through a file I place in /etc and I run it through cron. It logs all > information/errors from afio, etc and will send an email to however many addresses > you want with a status of the backup and verify. You can also parse the log files > that it places in /var/log/backup/ for a full report on file compression/errors. > Afio is again used to perform ToC of the tape or to do a restore. If anyone would > like to use this script just let me know, I could post it to the list if you want. > > > BEH - Bryce Hansen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*: > > > >I'm trying to find out what everyone has learned about various backup > >programs. I'm looking for X and text menu interfaces, full scheduling > >capability and popularity which hopefully means it will exist and be > >supported for some time to come. And for a final kicker, I'm also looking > >for free or at least inexpensive. Currently I'm looking at Arkeia by Knox > >Software - are there any users out there with hands-on experience? > > > >If anyone has any experiences of the 'it really screwed me up when it > >didn't do as it was supposed to' or 'the restore failed when I needed it' > >variety, I would like to know of those as well. > > >
