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-=== Notes on transfering backuppc pc directories *with* hardlinks ===+==== Notes on transfering backuppc pc directories *with* hardlinks ====
  
-== Untarring with hardlinks ==+=== Untarring with hardlinks ===
 The command for extracting a tar made with BackupPC_tarPCCopy: The command for extracting a tar made with BackupPC_tarPCCopy:
-<code>tar -xPv  in newbackupfs/pc</code>+<code>cd newbackupfs/pc 
 +tar -xPv</code>
 (the P is important) (the P is important)
  
-== Piping the restore through netcat ==+=== Piping the transfe through netcat ===
 on source server: on source server:
 <code>BackupPC_tarPCCopy  /var/lib/backuppc/pc/hostname | nc mystic 9800</code> <code>BackupPC_tarPCCopy  /var/lib/backuppc/pc/hostname | nc mystic 9800</code>
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 <code>cd /var/lib/backuppc/pc <code>cd /var/lib/backuppc/pc
 nc -l -p 9800 | tar -xPpvf -</code> nc -l -p 9800 | tar -xPpvf -</code>
 +
 +==== Easy backuppc restore via netcat ====
 +In this example the backup hostname is propertywestlocal, and some sample restore directories are given:
 +(as backuppc on server)
 +<code>BackupPC_tarCreate -h propertywestlocal -n 1464 -s /mnt/space/blockwall-client-mirrors/propertywest.com.au -r /mnt/space/blockwall-client-mirrors/propertywest.com.au -p samba /home/samba | nc localhost 38999</code>
 +
 +(as root on target pc [backuppc server if you like])
 +<code>nc -l -p 38999 | tar -xvp</code>
  
backuppc-notes.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/26 09:00 by snarg