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+dump (dump and restore backup commands)
+
Dump examines files in a filesystem, determines which ones need to
be backed up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape or
-other storage medium. Subsequent incremental backups can then be
+other storage medium. Subsequent incremental backups can then be
layered on top of the full backup.
-The restore command performs the inverse function of dump; it can
-restore a full backup of a filesystem. Single files and directory
-subtrees may also be restored from full or partial backups in
-interactive mode.
-
+The restore.dump command performs the inverse function of dump;
+it can restore a full backup of a filesystem. Single files and
+directory subtrees may also be restored from full or partial backups
+in interactive mode.
You might want to read this post by Linus:
http://lwn.net/2001/0503/a/lt-dump.php3
@@ -15,11 +16,7 @@ and the counter-argument on:
http://dump.sourceforge.net/isdumpdeprecated.html
Slackware's tar package already has rmt, therefore this SlackBuild
-excludes it.
+excludes it. It also has a "restore" command, so dump's restore
+command (and man page) has been renamed "restore.dump".
This SlackBuild disables the SELinux functionality and dependency.
-
-Note that Slackware comes with another "restore" command:
-/usr/sbin/restore The package built by this SlackBuild however will
-install: /sbin/restore Thus you might need to call the dump package
-restore by its full path.