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Subject: Backing up directly to DVD
From: dingo () coco2 ! arach ! net ! au (John)
Date: 2004-11-17 6:34:50
Message-ID: 419AF10A.9080405 () coco2 ! arach ! net ! au
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Ben Edwards (lists) wrote:
> I am trying to work out how to backup files directly to DVD - i.e.
> without creating a temporary file first. However a I first want to
> compress them. Was thinking something like
>
> tar cv * | gzip | growisofs -Z /dev/hdc
>
> However cant quite work out how to do it.
>
> The other issue is that I would like to be able to restore individual
> files from the DVD without unpacking the whole thing ,something like
>
> gzip /media/cdrom | tar xv *files*
>
> Any help pointers would be great.
>
> Ben
>
I do this by crontab each morning:
summer at Echidna:~$ cat bin/mk.dvd
#!/bin/bash
dvd+rw-format -blank /dev/scd0
growisofs -use-the-force-luke \
-Z /dev/scd0 -q -r \
-m packages -m evolution -m backups \
/home/summer
summer at Echidna:~$
Some stuff I don't want (it won't fit).
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