1PARTCLONE.IMAGER(8)          Partclone User Manual         PARTCLONE.IMAGER(8)
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NAME

6       partclone.imager - unsupported file system backup utility.(like `dd` )
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SYNOPSIS

9       partclone.imager {[-c | --clone] [-r | --restore] [-b | --dev-to-dev]}
10                        {{-s | --source} source}
11                        {{-o | --output} [-O | --overwrite] target}
12                        [-dX | --debug=X] [--restore_raw_file]
13                        [-z | --buffer_size] [-N | --ncurses] [-q | --quiet]
14                        [-f | --UI-fresh] [-F | --force] [-I | --ignore_fschk]
15                        [--ignore_crc] [-X | --dialog] [-C | --nocheck]
16                        [-R | --rescue] [{-L | --logfile} logfile]
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DESCRIPTION

19       partclone.imager is a part of Partclone project to clone unsupported
20       file system with dd method. It will backup all block from partition.
21       Partclone provide utilities to backup used blocks and design for higher
22       compatibility of the file system by using existing library, e.g.
23       e2fslibs is used to read the used block of ext2 partition.
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25       Partclone supported file system include btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4,
26       reiserfs, reiser4, xfs and jfs for LINUX. Also support some non-linux
27       operation system, ex: NTFS and FAT (for Windows), HFS plus(APPLE MAC
28       OS), UFS2(FreeBSD), VMFS(VMWare Vsphere). All partclone utils could be
29       run like partclone.xxx is very smiliar fsck or mkfs. For example, for
30       backup/restore hfsplus, just run partclone.hfsp.
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OPTIONS

33       The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
34       options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is
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37       -s FILE, --source FILE
38           Source FILE. The FILE could be a image file(made by partclone) or
39           device depend on your action. Normanly, backup source is device,
40           restore source is image file.
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42           Receving data from pipe line is supported ONLY for restoring, just
43           ignore -s option or use '-' means receive data from stdin.
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45       -o FILE, --output FILE
46           Output FILE. The FILE could be a image file(partclone will
47           generate) or device depend on your action. Normanly, backup output
48           to image file and restore output to device.
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50           Sending data to pipe line is also supported ONLY for back-up, just
51           ignore -o option or use '-' means send data to stdout.
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53       -O FILE, --overwrite FILE
54           Overwrite FILE, overwriting if exists.
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56       -c, --clone
57           Save partition to the special image format.
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59       -r, --restore
60           Restore partition from the special image format.
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62       -b, --dev-to-dev
63           Local device to device copy on-the-fly, source and output both are
64           device.
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66       --restore_raw_file
67           Creating special raw file for loop device.
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69       -l FILE, --logfile FILE
70           put special path to record partclone log information.(default
71           /var/log/partclone.log)
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73       -R, --rescue
74           Continue after disk read errors.
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76       -C, --no_check
77           Don't check device size and free space.
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79       -N, --ncurse
80           Using Ncurses Text User Interface.
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82       -X, --dialog
83           Output message as Dialog Format.
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85       -I, --ignore_fschk
86           Ignore filesystem check.
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88       --ignore_crc
89           Ignore crc check error.
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91       -F, --force
92           Force progress.
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94       -f sec, --UI-fresh sec
95           put special second to different interval.
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97       -z size, --buffer_size size
98           Read/write buffer size (default: 1048576)
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100       -q, --quiet
101           Disable progress message.
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103       -dlevel, --debug level
104           Set the debug level [1|2|3]
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106       -h, --help
107           Show summary of options.
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109       -v, --version
110           Show version of program.
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FILES

113       /var/log/partclone.log
114           The log file of partclone.imager
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EXAMPLES

117            clone /dev/hda1 to hda1.dd.img and display debug information.
118              partclone.dd -c -d -s /dev/hda1 -o hda1.dd.img
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120            restore /dev/hda1 from hda1.dd.img and display debug information.
121              partclone.dd -r -d -s hda1.dd.img -o /dev/hda1
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DIAGNOSTICS

125       The following diagnostics may be issued on stderr:
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127       partclone.imager provides some return codes, that can be used in
128       scripts:
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130       Code   Diagnostic
131       0      Program exited successfully.
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133       1      Clone or Restore seem failed.
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BUGS

137       Report bugs to thomas@nchc.org.tw or http://partclone.org.
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139       You can get support at http://partclone.org
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SEE ALSO

142       partclone(8), partclone.chkimg(8), partclone.restore(8),
143       partclone.dd(8), partclone.info(8)
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AUTHOR

146       Yu-Chin Tsai <thomas@nchc.org.tw>
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149       Copyright © 2007 Yu-Chin Tsai
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151       This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by
152       others).
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154       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
155       under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at
156       your option) any later version published by the Free Software
157       Foundation.
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159       On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
160       can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.
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