In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > I'm looking for a solution to temporarily backup then restore a Debian > install--preserving the filesystem contents and attributes. The caveat > is that the capacity of the drive I'll be restoring to is smaller (all > other hardare is unchanged).
I saw this on the Debian list years ago and have used it ever since. Just format the partition, mount it and then run the following: cd / find . -xdev | cpio -vdump /mnt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
