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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Tape Backup solution (s?)
Date: 19 Oct 1996 00:46:45 GMT
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"Eugene Radchenko" <eugene@qsar.chem.msu.su> wrote:

> I wonder if someone can recommend the backup solution with the following
> features:
> 1 - ability to store several backup sets (e.g. different filesystems)
> 2 - ability to completely restore a FS (down to each symlink etc. i.e.
> completely reproduce the original system)
> 3 - ability to selectively restore specific files

dump(8)/restore(8)

1 - use the non-rewind tape device, don't forget about the `s' option
    to restore
2 - that's the purpose of them :)
3 - restore -i

-- 
cheers, J"org

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