Adam Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 1998 at 08:25:01AM -0500, Daniel Martin at cush wrote:
> >
> > Also, a one-bit error can ruin all files recorded after the error -
> > not a great idea. I really am surprised that there's no standard
> > backup method for debian that:
> >
On Fri, Feb 13, 1998 at 08:25:01AM -0500, Daniel Martin at cush wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William R. Ward) writes:
>
> > Charles Briscoe-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > % tar xvMf /dev/fd0
> > >
> > > Apart from when a disk goes bad (obviously), I've never had any trouble
> > > with thi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daniel Martin at cush) writes:
> Also, a one-bit error can ruin all files recorded after the error -
> not a great idea. I really am surprised that there's no standard
> backup method for debian that:
> 1) backs up across multiple volumes
> 2) provides checksums for each file,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William R. Ward) writes:
> Charles Briscoe-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > % tar xvMf /dev/fd0
> >
> > Apart from when a disk goes bad (obviously), I've never had any trouble
> > with this.
>
> Stick a 'z' in the tar options to get gzip (fewer floppies!)
>
> --Bill.
Charles Briscoe-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott McDermott) wrote:
> >I just tar as multi-volumes, set volume size appropriately to fit on a
> >disk.
>
> Do you even need to set the size? I find this works pretty well:
>
> % tar cvMf /dev/fd0 *
>
> and at the other e
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott McDermott) wrote:
>I just tar as multi-volumes, set volume size appropriately to fit on a
>disk.
Do you even need to set the size? I find this works pretty well:
% tar cvMf /dev/fd0 *
and at the other end:
% tar xvMf /dev/fd0
Apart from when a disk goes bad (obviously
On Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 10:42:48PM -0800, Steven Morrill wrote:
> Is there any way in Debian I can break files down to floppy size for
> archive purposes? Say I want to backup netscape so I don't have to go
> back and download it again if I do a complete re-install...
> How do I accomplish this? an
Nebu John Mathai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I wouldn't mind finding out a better way that can be used with other OS'
> (including DOS and DOS-descended OS').
If you can find a DOS or Windows tar, or use WinZip under Win95, you
can copy the files off and join them together with
C:\TEMP>COPY FI
> > Is there any way in Debian I can break files down to floppy size for
> > archive purposes? Say I want to backup netscape so I don't have to go
> > back and download it again if I do a complete re-install...
> > How do I accomplish this? and how do I re-assemble the pieces to install
> > the pro
> Is there any way in Debian I can break files down to floppy size for
> archive purposes? Say I want to backup netscape so I don't have to go
> back and download it again if I do a complete re-install...
> How do I accomplish this? and how do I re-assemble the pieces to install
> the program?
I u
>
> Hello all...
>
> Is there any way in Debian I can break files down to floppy size for
> archive purposes? Say I want to backup netscape so I don't have to go
> back and download it again if I do a complete re-install...
> How do I accomplish this? and how do I re-assemble the pieces to instal
Hello all...
Is there any way in Debian I can break files down to floppy size for
archive purposes? Say I want to backup netscape so I don't have to go
back and download it again if I do a complete re-install...
How do I accomplish this? and how do I re-assemble the pieces to install
the program?
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