Re: SOS - how to restor deleted directory?

From: Jean-David Beyer (jdbeyer_at_exit109.com)
Date: 07/30/04

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    L wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I accedently deleted /usr/local/ directory on RH Linux 9.0. Is there a way
    > to restore it?
    >
    That's easy. I would just write-inhibit my most recent (from about 2AM
    this morning) backup tape, put it in the drive, and have the BRU program
    restore it. If I did not use BRU, I would have written the tape with find
    and cpio and use cpio to do the restore. No problem. 

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