The restore command syntax
The restore command syntax
The syntax for the restore command is as follows:
restore [function_key] [options] [arguments] [subtree]
Rules for using the restore command
Follow these rules when you enter the restore command:
- Specify no more than one function key.
- Specify multiple options without intervening spaces.
- Enter the arguments for each option in the order that you specify the options. Separate each argument from the next with a space.
- Place the subtree parameter after the last argument.
The restore command function keys
The following table describes the function keys for the restore command.
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Key
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Meaning
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r
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Rebuilds the file system or subtree. If you are applying incrementals, this must be the only option specified.
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R
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After the restore command is interrupted, this function key restarts data recovery from the last tape file used successfully by the command.
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t
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Lists all the file names on a tape. If you specify a path name, only the files in the path name are listed.
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x
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Extracts an individual file or subtree from the backup.
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The restore command options
The following table describes the options for the restore command.
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Option
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Argument
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Meaning
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b
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number
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Specifies the blocking factor. Use the same argument for the b option in the dump command.
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f
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tape_file
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Specifies the name of the tape file. If you specify "-", restore reads from standard input.
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D
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pathname
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Specifies the absolute path name of a directory into which the files are restored. Without the path name, the files are restored to the directory from which they were backed up.
If you created a backup before you installed multiple volumes on the filer, specify the path name into which the backup is restored. For example, if you backed up the /home directory when the filer contained a single volume and you want to restore /home to /vol/engineering/home, specify /vol/engineering/home as the target path name in the restore command. Otherwise, the home backup is restored to the /home directory of the root volume.
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s
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number
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Specifies the number of the file if multiple tape files exist on a tape. File numbering starts at 1.
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v
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Specifies that restore takes place in verbose mode. That is, restore displays each file name preceded with its file type. The filer restores files faster without the v option.
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y
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Specifies that restore not ask whether it should abort when getting an error. That is, if there are bad blocks, restore skips over them and continues. This option is particularly useful if you use restore through rsh. This is because without the y option, if restore through rsh encounters a read error, it aborts immediately.
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A
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Specifies that restore does not restore Windows NT ACLs.
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