* Lars Noodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-11-11 09:30]:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> 
> > FAQ#10.2.  use dump(8) and restore(8).  Or tar(1)
> 
> Nope.  I've looked at dump and tar, and have looked at the faq.  Those
> suggestions seem to only work with the contents of the filesystems.
> 
> What I want to do is to take machine A which has a swap partition plus
> 
>       /dev/wd0a
>       /dev/wd0d
>       /dev/wd0e
>       /dev/wd0f
> 
> and copy that over to machine B which has a swap partition plus
> 
>       /dev/wd0a
>       /dev/wd0d
> 
> but rather than just copying the files between existing filesystems as
> rsync, tar and dump do, I would like to completely overwrite the target
> device so that it ends up with the same partitions as the source.

dd wd0c + hope

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