hd problem

[David A. Bandel]

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 09:38:33 -0400
Joel Hammer <Joel at hammershome.com> wrote:

> Just a recent bad experience using Knoppix to recover data.
> 
> I recently used Knoppix to recover data on my dual boot machine when
> my lindows installation got whacked when XP crashed. (It was curious.
> The lindows boot process just seemed to end very prematurely as shown
> in messages but the thing still booted up, but without numerous
> subsystems loaded, like the NIC, which was reported as undetectable
> with ifconfig.)
> 
> I used ftp from the command line in Knoppix to transfer the files.
> It didn't pull off the hidden files, which, to my surprise, didn't
> transfer with mput *. It is unclear to me why so many linux programs,
> like mutt and pcal and all the rest, keep their configuration files in
> hidden files, but, sigh....  So, beware of that nuisance.
> 
> BTW, is there a command with ftp which will make file transfer
> recursive or do you have to use tar first as stated in man ftp.  Is
> there an ftp substitute which will transfer recursively?

AFAIK, ftp wasn't designed for recursive transfers.  For that, I would
use rsync.  That said, I use cpio to grab directories/disks.  Generally,
I create a TOC using find, then cat that TOC through cpio with all the
appropriate switches.  Once I have a .cpio file, I bzip2 it and xfer it.
 cpio has always had the advantage that it will grab special files
(named pipes, sockets, device files) that tar won't.  I also verify
backups, and I note that most youngsters today don't.

But then you're asking an "old school" admin who still types sync three
times before unmounting a disk.  Could be tar will do you nicely.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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