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Preface

1.  Managing Removable Media (Overview)

2.  Managing Removable Media (Tasks)

3.  Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)

4.  Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)

5.  Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)

6.  Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)

7.  Using USB Devices (Overview)

8.  Using USB Devices (Tasks)

9.  Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)

10.  Managing Disks (Overview)

11.  Administering Disks (Tasks)

12.  SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

13.  x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

14.  Configuring Oracle Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Tasks)

15.  The format Utility (Reference)

16.  Managing File Systems (Overview)

17.  Creating ZFS, UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks)

18.  Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)

19.  Using The CacheFS File System (Tasks)

20.  Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)

21.  Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)

22.  UFS File System (Reference)

23.  Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview)

24.  Backing Up UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

25.  Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)

26.  Restoring UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

27.  UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)

28.  Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

Commands for Copying File Systems

Copying File Systems Between Disks

Making a Literal File System Copy

How to Copy a Disk (dd)

Copying Directories Between File Systems (cpio Command)

How to Copy Directories Between File Systems (cpio)

Copying Files and File Systems to Tape

Copying Files to Tape (tar Command)

How to Copy Files to a Tape (tar)

How to List the Files on a Tape (tar)

How to Retrieve Files From a Tape (tar)

Copying Files to a Tape With the pax Command

How to Copy Files to a Tape (pax)

Copying Files to Tape With the cpio Command

How to Copy All Files in a Directory to a Tape (cpio)

How to List the Files on a Tape (cpio)

How to Retrieve All Files From a Tape (cpio)

How to Retrieve Specific Files From a Tape (cpio)

Copying Files to a Remote Tape Device

How to Copy Files to a Remote Tape Device (tar and dd)

How to Extract Files From a Remote Tape Device

Copying Files and File Systems to Diskette

What You Should Know When Copying Files to Diskettes

How to Copy Files to a Single Formatted Diskette (tar)

How to List the Files on a Diskette (tar)

How to Retrieve Files From a Diskette (tar)

Archiving Files to Multiple Diskettes

29.  Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)

Index

Chapter 28

Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

This chapter describes how to copy UFS files and file systems to disk, tape, and diskettes by using various backup commands.

This is a list of the step-by-step instructions in this chapter.