On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Michael Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Derek Cox <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am looking for an imaging solution for Linux. I know Acronis can do >> backups while the machine is running, under windows. Does anyone know of a >> free imaging software that can backup a Linux machine without requiring a >> reboot? >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> Derek >> >> /* >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug >> Don't fear the penguin. >> */ >> > > You can use dd to copy the contents of a device. Syntax is: > > dd if=/dev/sda1 of=~/image > > Where /dev/sd** where /dev/sd** is the drive and partition you want to > copy and ~/image is the place where you want to put the image. > > if and of signify input and output files respectively. > > I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for, but it is a way. >
Oh sorry, I did the really bad typo. The syntax, to make sense with the rest of my stuff, should be: dd if=/dev/sd** of=~/image And if you want to get carried away, you can use bs= and count= to specify through blocks what you want to copy. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
