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Chapter 3: Linux Commands

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-f file

Read the backup from the specified file: a device file, an ordi-

nary file, or - to read from standard input. Use host:file or

user@host:file to read from a networked host using either the

rmt program or the program specified by the RMT environ-

ment variable.

-F script

Run the specified script at the beginning of each volume.

restore will pass the current device and volume number to the

script. The script should return 0 to continue, 1 to prompt for

a new tape, or any other exit value to abort the restore. The

script will run with the process’s real user and group ID.

-h Do not recursively restore directory. Only restore the speci-

fied directory.

-k Use Kerberos authentication when connecting to a remote

server.

-l Treat file as a regular file instead of a tape device. Use this

option when restoring from remote compressed files.

-L n

Used with the -C flag. Abort the comparison after encoun-

tering n errors.

-m Expect filenames to be given as inodes.

-M Restore from a multivolume backup. Treat any filename

provided with -f as a prefix.

-N Perform all actions indicated by other flags and options, but

don’t write anything to the disk.

-o Automatically set ownership and mode of the current direc-

tory to match the original base directory of the dump.

-Q file

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