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docs: add example how to restore a raw device

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also: do not use /dev/sda in case someone stupidly tries out the examples.
/dev/sdx should be safe for people who do not understand what they do.
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Thomas Waldmann 2016-02-18 21:38:31 +01:00
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@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Examples
$ borg create --chunker-params 10,23,16,4095 /mnt/backup::small /smallstuff
# Backup a raw device (must not be active/in use/mounted at that time)
$ dd if=/dev/sda bs=10M | borg create /mnt/backup::my-sda -
$ dd if=/dev/sdx bs=10M | borg create /mnt/backup::my-sdx -
# No compression (default)
$ borg create /mnt/backup::repo ~
@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ Examples
# Extract the "src" directory but exclude object files
$ borg extract /mnt/backup::my-files home/USERNAME/src --exclude '*.o'
# Restore a raw device (must not be active/in use/mounted at that time)
$ borg extract --stdout /mnt/backup::my-sdx | dd of=/dev/sdx bs=10M
Note: currently, extract always writes into the current working directory ("."),
so make sure you ``cd`` to the right place before calling ``borg extract``.