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authorDonald Cooley <chytraeu@sdf.org>2017-03-19 11:14:50 +0700
committerWilly Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>2017-03-19 11:14:50 +0700
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system/dump: Updated for version 0.4b46 + new maintainer.
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
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-DUMP (dump and restore backup commands)
+Dump examines files in a filesystem, determines which ones need to
+be backed up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape or
+other storage medium. Subsequent incremental backups can then be
+layered on top of the full backup.
-Dump examines files in a filesystem, determines which ones need to be backed
-up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape or other storage medium.
-Subsequent incremental backups can then be layered on top of the full backup.
+The restore command performs the inverse function of dump; it can
+restore a full backup of a filesystem. Single files and directory
+subtrees may also be restored from full or partial backups in
+interactive mode.
-The restore command performs the inverse function of dump; it can restore a
-full backup of a filesystem. Single files and directory subtrees may also be
-restored from full or partial backups in interactive mode.
-
-You might want to read this post by Linus:
+You might want to read this post by Linus:
http://lwn.net/2001/0503/a/lt-dump.php3
and the counter-argument on:
http://dump.sourceforge.net/isdumpdeprecated.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ excludes it.
This SlackBuild disables the SELinux functionality and dependency.
-Note that Slackware comes with another "restore" command: /usr/sbin/restore
-The package built by this SlackBuild however will install: /sbin/restore
-Thus you might need to call the dump package restore by its full path.
+Note that Slackware comes with another "restore" command:
+/usr/sbin/restore The package built by this SlackBuild however will
+install: /sbin/restore Thus you might need to call the dump package
+restore by its full path.