Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 18:20:35 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM> To: bmk@dtr.com Cc: bmk@dtr.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about 2.0.5-R Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9506131840.A15065-0100000@kryten.atinc.com> In-Reply-To: <199506132049.NAA01368@everest>
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On Tue, 13 Jun 1995 bmk@dtr.com wrote: > > why not cpio'ing the data to a file on the scratch disk, install > > 2.0.5R, and then bring the data back. after all, the floppies and the > > install use cpio to create 2.0.5R. > > That's not a bad option, but unfortunately, I have five filesystems to > back up, but I only want to restore three and part of the other two. > I've never used cpio for this sort of thing. cpio will take an arg, that is the name of a file which contains the files to be included in the cpio archive. not that i have taken the plunge yet, but it seems the way to go. we have using cpio since at least the 0.1 days of 386BSD. (gawd, i dont want to remember the number of times that i tyred 'cpio -pdalmu ....' to install) so gen the file of filenames and create the archives with '-i'. ;) Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346
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