Backing up with dump

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ZombieBeefchunk

Hey guys, I just finished a reinstall of FreeBSD and have all the basics that I need installed and I want to backup/dump my /usr directory. I just experimented with dump and I'm not sure if I did it right. I feel a bit embarrassed saying this but I'm not sure which /dev/ad0s1 I'm supposed to use in the dump command if that makes sense to you. This was the command I used:

Code: 
dump -0Lauf /usr/ad0s1d.dump /dev/ad0s1d

and this produced a dump file in the usr directory. Can anyone help me out so I know I'm doing the right thing? I auto partitioned when I did my install if that helps. I'd like to dump the /usr directory as that's probably all I'd need should I encounter another data problem. I'd also like to bzip it and put it on a usb stick. If anyone can guide me through this, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you :)
 
ZombieBeefchunk said:
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Yeah, this is what I checked out prior to using dump but I wasn't sure if /dev/ad0s1d was the right place on my computer. What's the command to view partition details so I can determine exactly which one contains my /usr data? Thanks for the replies :)
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$ mount
or
$ df -h
 
Code: 
 dump -0uLan -h 0 -C 20 -f - /var | dd of=/[dest]/dumpfile092011_var.dump && yell
Another example... and the next incremental may use
Code: 
 3uLan ...3var.dump
... Not at a machine that I currently use that line at, so _unable_ to double check it. (Assumes /var shows seperately in the "df" output... also assumes audio/yell tested and working.
 
ZombieBeefchunk said:
You're too cool for school, sir. Everything is now backed up :) Thanks to everyone for the help. Love the FreeBSD community!
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btw, another way was to check /etc/fstab
 
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