Re: Looking for a backup to CD-R(W) program

[Chris Lale <ctlale@coolscience.co.uk>]

Chris Lale wrote:
> Incremental daily backup:
> dump -3u -z -M -B 650000 -f /bkp/home/monday.dump /home


Whoops! that should be -9 not -3:
dump -9u -z -M -B 650000 -f /bkp/home/daily.dump /home

The -9 switch causes dump to archive only files that do not exist in the
backup with the next lowest number - in this case the backup for week1 
(-5). You could make a backup for week2 using the -6 switch, and the 
next daily backup (-9) would contain only new files not contained in the 
week2 backup.


Ht is clearer,

 Chris.



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