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Date:      Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:55:32 +0200
From:      Ruben de Groot <fbsd-q@bzerk.org>
To:        "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net>
Cc:        "Henning, Brian" <brian.henning@navitaire.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: image bsd
Message-ID:  <20020627215532.A75679@ei.bzerk.org>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20020627114727.0117cc50@mail.sage-one.net>; from jackstone@sage-one.net on Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 11:47:27AM -0500
References:  <E1846117A30764468D2192D5A48541CC0389498B@exchange.Navitair e.com> <3.0.5.32.20020627114727.0117cc50@mail.sage-one.net>

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On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 11:47:27AM -0500, Jack L. Stone typed:
> At 10:57 AM 6.27.2002 -0500, Henning, Brian wrote:
> >Hello,
> >I am interested in imaging my system. I have used ghost before but, it
> >doen't recognize the ufs and doesn't seem like a good solution. I don't like
> >it because of that. Is there a better way to image a bsd system. As my
> >partitions get bigger it becomes more difficult. What do typical bsd users
> >do?
> >Thanks,
> >brian
> >
> For an image, use # dd
> See man DD(1)

Or dump(8) and restore(8). This will only copy blocks that are actually 
used (much like ghost). It's the native backup tool for FreeBSD.

> 
> Best regards,
> Jack L. Stone,
> Administrator
> 
> SageOne Net
> http://www.sage-one.net
> jackstone@sage-one.net
> 
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