[NTLUG:Discuss] DVD backup software

[Alvin Goats]

Leroy Tennison wrote:

> Also explain how your backup solution (Which is?) works with 
> growisofs. Thanks.


growisofs is a program that writes data to DVD. You can pick a directory 
and it will copy the directory, similar to picking a directory to back 
up with tar. Unlike tar, you can mount the DVD like a CD-ROM and read 
the data read-only on the disk or copy the files from the disk to your 
hard drive.

growisofs -Z /dev/DVD  -R -J /Win98

would create the FIRST instance of data with the -Z and copy /Win98 to 
the DVD with the Rock and Joliet extensions.


growisofs -M /dev/DVD  -R -J /Win98

will search the DVD TOC and add whatever files were changed or added 
since the last copy was done, giving you incremental backup.

My preference for copying data back to the hard drive is midnight 
commander so I can EASILY select which files to copy and what attributes 
to give the file as it is copied or after it is copied.

Alvin