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DUMP (dump and restore backup commands)
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Dump examines files in a filesystem, determines which ones need to be
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backed up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape or other
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storage medium. Subsequent incremental backups can then be layered on top
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of the full backup.
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You might want to read this post by Linus:
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http://lwn.net/2001/0503/a/lt-dump.php3
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and the counter-argument on
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http://dump.sourceforge.net/isdumpdeprecated.html
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SLACKWARE ISSUES WITH DUMP/RESTORE/RMT
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Dump package conflicts with these two files from the tar package:
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the rmt man page: /usr/man/man8/rmt.8.gz
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and the restore application: /usr/sbin/restore
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Installing the dump package will overwrite these files.
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Should you remove the dump package, you may note that the two files
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referred to above will not be removed because they are "shared" with
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the tar package. You will need to reinstall the stock tar package.
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With regards to rmt, the tar package installs it to /sbin/rmt while the
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dump package installs it in /usr/sbin/rmt - these two are not identical.
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You can be sure to call the relevant rmt application by qualifying the
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full path to the desired rmt executable.
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