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restore from gz file using cpio

'chris' — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:43:59 GMT

hi

I'm using cpio to backup /usr partition:

# cd / ; find ./usr -depth -print -xdev | cpio -ovfB | gzip -c > /mnt/save_usr.gz

Normally I can restore using:

cpio –ivdmlu < cpio file

but howto restore this partition from a gz file?

Re: restore from gz file using cpio

Laurent Menase — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:59:57 GMT

cd targetdir;gunzip

Re: restore from gz file using cpio

'chris' — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:40:40 GMT

Thx a lot, it works well.

Re: restore from gz file using cpio

Dennis Handly — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:12:03 GMT

Or use pax(1):
cd targetdir
gzcat /mnt/save_usr.gz | pax -r -v