Backup and Restore with cpio command

Backup and Restore with cpio

Use cpio command to do the back and restore.

Install

sophal@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install cpio

Backup a directory

List Directory

sophal@ubuntu:~/test$ ls
arr2.php  array.php  dd  myfile

Backup

sophal@ubuntu:~/test$ find . -print | cpio -ocv > /home/sophal/backup123.cpio
.
./.array.php.swp
./arr2.php
./myfile
./myfile/myfamily.txt
./dd
./array.php
12 blocks

check the backup file

sophal@ubuntu:~/test$ stat /home/sophal/backup123.cpio 
  File: `/home/sophal/backup123.cpio'
  Size: 6144      	Blocks: 16         IO Block: 4096   regular file
Device: 801h/2049d	Inode: 920364      Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--)  Uid: ( 1000/  sophal)   Gid: ( 1000/  sophal)
Access: 2012-06-28 10:58:05.764099462 -0500
Modify: 2012-06-28 10:58:06.304099462 -0500
Change: 2012-06-28 10:58:06.304099462 -0500

Restore

sophal@ubuntu:~/test$ cpio -icuvd < /home/sophal/backup123.cpio 
.
.array.php.swp
arr2.php
myfile
myfile/myfamily.txt
dd
array.php
12 blocks