[NTLUG:Discuss] disk imaging software

[david evans]

spot on

Rusty Haddock wrote:
> david evans wrote:
>     >any recommendations for disk imaging software.
>
> /bin/dd ???
>
> As root:
> 	cd $FOO		# Where $FOO is a directory on some other filesystem
> 	/bin/dd if=/dev/sda1 of=root.ext2
>
> You now have an image of the filesystem on /dev/sda1.
> Now you can save it to tape, CD/DVD, core memory :-),
> whatever at your leisure.
>
> If the destination disk does not have the same dimensions
> you can always mount your saved filesystem (possibly using
> the loop back interface) and move files as needed from there.
>
> Is this not what you want?
>
> 	-Rusty-
>