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Author: kitepilot@kitepilot.com
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: backup partition
dd if=/dev/sdXY of=my_backup

Recover with:
dd if=my_backup of=if=/dev/sdXY

I'd go with tar though.
Simple and bulletproof...
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Derek Trotter writes:

> I'm looking for something on linux that would allow me to create image
> files to back up partitions. I guess something along the lines of Norton
> Ghost. I'm looking for something that's easy to use. Does anyone have any
> ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Derek
>
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