次の例では、/export/home ファイルシステムの完全バックアップが 4 mm のテープ上に作成されます。
# ufsdump 0ucf /dev/rmt/0 /export/home
DUMP: Writing 63 Kilobyte records
DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Nov 06 16:18:08 1996
DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
DUMP: Dumping /dev/rdsk/c0t3d0s7 (mars:/export/home) to /dev/rmt/0.
DUMP: Mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
DUMP: Mapping (Pass II) [directories]
DUMP: Estimated 13504 blocks (6.59MB).
DUMP: Dumping (Pass III) [directories]
DUMP: Dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
DUMP: Tape rewinding
DUMP: 13480 blocks (6.58MB) on 1 volume at 92 KB/sec
DUMP: DUMP IS DONE
DUMP: Level 0 dump on Wed Nov 06 16:18:08 1996
# ufsrestore tf /dev/rmt/0
113920 ./x97_sysmgt
159488 ./kryten
159489 ./kryten/.login
159490 ./kryten/.cshrc
170880 ./kryten/directives
170882 ./kryten/directives/directive.2001
170883 ./kryten/directives/directive.450b
170881 ./kryten/directives/directive.115c
159491 ./kryten/tar_file
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