03-21-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Phat
I have a mksysb backup OS image. I can restore the file from there, but the issue is the restored file include the whole path
An
mksysb is basically a
savevg rootvg. The
savevg format consists of 4 parts. The first three parts only deal with booting the system and laying the grounds to restore the system from scratch and they are simply left empty in
savevg (and non-bootable
mksysb) image. The fourth part in both cases is what you want to deal with. It is an archive of the respective VGs (
rootvg in case of a
mksysb, any other VG with
savevg) contents in
backup format. See
man backup (and/or
man restore) for all this command has to offer.
After restoring the files you can still move or rename them to the location you want them to hold. Because they are placed into a different hierarchy they can never overwrite files you already have on your system, so i do not fully understand your complaint. If you indeed want them to overwrite your original files simply restore to the root directory, no?
I hope thi helps.
bakunin
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NAME
idevicebackup2 - Create or restore backups for devices running iOS 4 or later.
SYNOPSIS
idevicebackup2 [OPTIONS] CMD [CMDOPTIONS] DIRECTORY
DESCRIPTION
Create or restore backup from the current or specified directory.
OPTIONS
-u, --udid UDID
target specific device by its 40-digit device UDID.
-s, --source UDID
use backup data from device specified by UDID.
-i, --interactive
request passwords interactively on the command line.
-d, --debug
enable communication debugging.
-h, --help
prints usage information.
COMMANDS
backup create backup for the device.
restore
restore last backup to the device.
--system
restore system files, too.
--reboot
reboot the system when done.
--copy
create a copy of backup folder before restoring.
--settings
restore device settings from the backup.
--remove
remove items which are not being restored.
--password PWD
supply the password of the source backup.
info show details about last completed backup of device.
list list files of last completed backup in CSV format.
encryption on|off [PWD]
enable or disable backup encryption.
changepw [OLD NEW]
change backup password on target device.
AUTHORS
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