partclone.dd(8) System Manager's Manual partclone.dd(8)
NAME
partclone.dd - The utility to clone/restore raw file like dd.
SYNOPSIS
partclone.dd [options]... [MODE] [SOURCE FILE] [OUTPUT FILE]
DESCRIPTION
partclone.dd is a part of Partclone project. Partclone is a project like the well-known backup utility "Partition Image" a.k.a partimage.
Partclone provide utilities to back up used blocks and design for higher compatibility of the file system using supported library like
e2fslibs.
OPTIONS
-o, --output FILE
Output FILE
-O --overwrite FILE
Output FILE, overwriting if exists
-s, --source FILE
Source FILE
-L, --logfile FILE
Log FILE
-c, --clone
Save to the special image format
-r, --restore
Restore from the special image format
-b, --dev-to-dev
Local device to device copy mode
-R, --rescue
Continue after disk read errors
-dX, --debug=X
Set the debug level to X = [0|1|2]
-C, --no_check
Don't check device size and free space
-X, --dialog
Output message as Dialog Format
-I, --ignore_fschk
Ignore filesystem check
--ignore_crc
Ignore crc check error
-F, --force
Force progress
-f, --UI-fresh
Fresh times of progress
-q, --quiet
quiet mode, no progress update
-v, --version
Display partclone version
-h, --help
Display this help
Examples:
clone /dev/hda1 to hda1.dd.img and display debug information.
partclone.dd -c -d -s /dev/hda1 -o hda1.dd.img
restore /dev/hda1 from hda1.dd.img and display debug information.
partclone.dd -r -d -s hda1.dd.img -o /dev/hda1
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <thomas@nchc.org.tw>
SUPPORT
You can get support at http://partclone.org
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Thomas Tsai <thomas@nchc.org.tw>
partclone 0.2.48 Nov 2007 partclone.dd(8)
