On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Steve wrote:

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> I think you want to look at "dd" the disk duplicator.  This command will
> allow you to take an exact copy of a smaller hard-disk and store it on a
> larger one using a single command.. a restore operation uses a similar
> single command line.  Having made an image of your first disk you might
> consider compressing it - I'd expect your large disk to be suitable to
> store several compressed copies of your main drive.
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Be careful with compression. If a huge compressed file damages, the
whole file could be useless.

Cheers,
Tamas Sarga
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