Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 23:35:29 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Scott Renna <srenna@vdbmusic.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how do you get dump to assume "yes" to its questions Message-ID: <200311072335.29758.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <1068210236.18604.1.camel@pluto.dc.cox.net> References: <1068210236.18604.1.camel@pluto.dc.cox.net>
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On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 23:33, Scott Renna wrote: > Hello all, > > I've managed to start utilizing dump and the flags to exclude certain > directories. The problem i've run into is when i try to back up > /usr....it's so big and dump breaks it up into tinier pieces(i'm dumpin= g > to a file). it asks me if the new volume is mounted and ready to go. > Obviously it is...is there a way for dump to just run through all this > without bothering me? > Not certain I understand what you want, but I think you want the '-a' option with dump so that it writes all to one file without stopping. Try the man page. Malcolm Kay
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