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From: earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle R. Horton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: dumpfs (1M) ?
Keywords: missing utility ?
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Date: 23 Mar 89 00:01:47 GMT
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In article <8903221738.AA12938@caboto.dgp.toronto.edu> dgplab@dgp.toronto.edu (George Drettakis) writes:
>We have a MacII/AUX connected to our ethernet, and we have a network based
>dumping facility. There is a manual page for /etc/dumpfs but the
>program is not there.

     We have A/UX 1.0, and the dump/restore programs are, as you say,
"not there."  The programs weren't done by release date is what I heard.

     Might I suggest tar?  It's a little bit more work, and you have
to make sure you don't run off the end of the tape, but you can create
archives with it.  I have used something like:

% tar cf - /dirname | compress | rsh otherhost "cat > /dev/tapewhatever"

     If you really want to squeeze bytes on your tape, you could
substitute "dd" for "cat" and use some large block size.  Maybe you
should use "remsh" also.

     Hint to Apple:  Anyone buying a UNIX box is not going to be
exactly thrilled with the presence of manual entries for non-existent
programs.  A year later, I am still reeling from the shock.

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