Re: backup/restore



In article <1171574895.5528.75.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
I'm looking for a solution to temporarily backup then restore a Debian
install--preserving the filesystem contents and attributes. The caveat
is that the capacity of the drive I'll be restoring to is smaller (all
other hardare is unchanged).

I saw this on the Debian list years ago and have used it
ever since. Just format the partition, mount it and then
run the following:

cd /
find . -xdev | cpio -vdump /mnt


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