Backup questions, was Re: hd problem

[David A. Bandel]

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 22:44:37 -0700
Ian Stephen <ianstepn at shaw.ca> wrote:

> On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 09:03, David A. Bandel wrote:
> > <snips>
> 
> >  cpio has always had the advantage that it will grab
> >  special files that tar won't.
> 
> What format is best for cpio, or does it matter?  I see the default is
> 'bin', but that bin is also obsolete.  Is ustar better?

personally, I use either newc or crc.  The problem with cpio has always
been portability.  But for a backup, that should not be a big deal.  For
file transfers, use tar.

find . > file.list; cpio -oavBH crc < file.list > /dev/st0
always worked for me.  or substitute newc for crc above.
The file.list gives you a good TOC.  Modify the find to backup what you
need.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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