Copying data on mass storage media
There are two approaches to copying data placed on mass storage media.
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duplicate the entire contents of one medium to another
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copy specific files from one medium to another
Which approach you choose depends on whether the filesystems
are mounted, the data format, and the amount of data your are copying.
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If the filesystems on both media are already mounted, you can use the
cp(1)
command to perform either operation.
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If the filesystems on both media are not mounted, use the
dd(1M)
command.
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If the filesystems on both media are not mounted
and the media is formatted in cpio format, run
cpio(1).
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To copy entire filesystems from hard disk to tape or to another hard
disk, use the
volcopy(1M)
command.
This command is normally for large copy operations.
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