> From: ssmtpmailtesting ssmtpmailtesting <ssmtpmailtest...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2016 19:27:07 +0600 > Subject: [lfs-support] What is the best way to backup whole lfs system? > > I did this: cp -arf /mnt/lfs /media/sda7
'-a' includes '-r' . > > Is it ok? Or should I use other tool to backup whole system? Generally: == * try to avoid 'needing' to use '-f' (or '--backup=...' or '-i') here: instead, try to copy to an empty target area. * if you have more than one source partition to backup, and you want to retain that 'more-than-one-partition' structure, then look at the '-x' option for 'cp', or use the 'dd' command. You'd do 'cp -ax src-partition-N tgt-area-N' (or 'dd ...') once for each value of N, ie for each partition to be backed-up. It's ok to omit the '-x' and just use 'cp -a ...': but you'll lose the 'more-than-one-(separate-)partition' structure. * if you want the backed-up stuff to be in a ready-to-boot state, then you'd likely need to mark the backup-of-'/mnt/lfs' as bootable in partition table; and adjust grub/fstab . == hth, akh -- -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
