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Common backup Linux backup tools – 2

3. Dump Dump is a nice tool to backup an entire filesystem (not for a specific subdirectory). It supports full and incremental backup in nature. Create full backup [root@centos ~]# mount /dev/sda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw) tmpfs on /dev/shm … Continue reading

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Common backup Linux backup tools – 1

1. CPIO Full backup: [root@localhost /]# find /home/ -print | cpio -oF /root/backup/cpiofull 11 blocks Incremental backup 1: [root@localhost /]# touch /home/newfile1 /home/newfile2 [root@localhost /]# find /home/ -cnewer /root/backup/cpiofull -print /home/newfile1 /home/newfile2 [root@localhost /]# find /home/ -cnewer /root/backup/cpiofull -print | … Continue reading

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