> dump dumps the entire file system. when you restore, you restore the file
> systems -- may not be able to move from one system to another
> tar gets file by file, independent of the file system. -- hence is preferred
> when you are porting data/code from one unix file system to another.
>
I dont think so because I use 'dump' to backup linux filesystems
on a remote Sun machine and I can still restore using 'ufsrestore'
anything I want from file to directory and to the entire filesystem. I
guess it can also be done by 'restore' of linux as stated on its man page.
-rowel
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