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Re: frecover problme

 
Michal_25
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frecover problme

Hallo I want to restore ONLY one specify file from fbackup media under different directories as in backup.

Could you give me syntax for frecover command.

BR
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HugoAlmeida
Trusted Contributor

Re: frecover problme

Hi

To recover files to original location:
frecover -f /dev/rmt/0m -xv -i /dir_or_file

Michal_25
Occasional Contributor

Re: frecover problme

Thanks but, I want to recover this file to another directory.

BR
HugoAlmeida
Trusted Contributor

Re: frecover problme

Hi

To recover files relative to the current working directory:
# cd /destination_directory
# frecover -f /dev/rmt/0m -xXov -i /source_directory_or_file


HTH
Thierry Poels_1
Honored Contributor

Re: frecover problme

hi,

you have 2 options:

-F will recover the file in the current working directory
-X will recover the file relative to the current directory

The following will restore /dir/subdir/myfile as /tmp/mydir/myfile:

cd /tmp/mydir
frecover -vxF -f /dev/rmt/0mn -i /dir/subdir/myfile

good luck,
Thierry Poels.
All unix flavours are exactly the same . . . . . . . . . . for end users anyway.
Morcos
Super Advisor

Re: frecover problme

Hi,
cd /desired_dir
frecover -f /dev/rmt/0m -i /dir/file -xvF

-x Restores files and directories relative to the current working directory.
-F recover files not directories for example /usr/vin/vi recovered from tape and you are in /home/root the result would be /home/root/vi.

Regards,
Ziad
Michal_25
Occasional Contributor

Re: frecover problme

Work:)

Thank you.