Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 16:58:01 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Mark Turrin <mlt@linkzone.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape Backups Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980103165642.27831I-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980101182550.652F-100000@argon.linkzone.com>
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On Thu, 1 Jan 1998, Mark Turrin wrote: > Hello Doug, > > I want to thank you for the suggestion and report back on my successes. > Apparently it did want the f option as it would not work when I removed > it. Here is the script command that worked: > > /sbin/rdump 0cfua slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 /dev/sd0a # / Duh. You must have the f option; it specifies the destination device. > Now is it correct that I could replace ``/dev/sd0a'' with the ``/'' (the > real mount point of the partition) and it will still work? Don't bet on it. I don't know if dump knows to resolve filesystems using /etc/fstab or not. > > > rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1e # /home > > > rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1g # /usr > > > rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1h # /var > > > > Oops, no dash. > > Oh OK. Gee that's what I love about Unix. All commands use dashes except > one. gotta love it. :-P If you didn't group them it would probably be OK. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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