.. > > > Also I don't know how the funny stuff in /proc is handled by dd ? > > /proc does not exist on disk -- it's created on the fly by the kernel > as you access it.
Ja, I could have assumed that 'cuz dd works on the device level, and not on the file system level, e.g. like tar . But Dex, keep in mind, as a warning, if you try to backup your entire installation: tar -cfz proc.tgz /proc not only fails but also garbles up the filename of the broken tar file )-: To handle that you need to look at tar options to ex/include the un/-wanted directories. - Horst _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
