restore Linux Commands
What is Linux restore Command?
Explanation
restore COMMAND:restore - command restores the data from the dump-file or backup-file created using dump command.SYNTAX :
restore [options]OPTIONS:
-f
Used to specify the backup or dump file
-C
Used to compare dump-file with original file
-i
Restore in Interactive mode
-v
Displays Verbose Information
-e
Exclude inode while making backup
Commands used in interactive mode:
ls
List the files and directories in backup file
add
Add files in dump-file to current working directory
cd
Changes the directory
pwd
Displays the current working directory
extract
Extract the files from the dump
quit
Quit from the interactive mode
EXAMPLE:
- To restore file and directories from backup-file :
restore -if databack
Where, i -To make restore with interactive mode f -To restore from the backup-file specifed databack -Is a name of backup-file or dump-file
This command gets you to interactive mode as follows:
restore > Now the following commands are entered to restore: restore > ls -Lists files and directories in dump file restore > add -add files to the current directory restore > ls -Lists the file added from the backup file to current directory restore > extract -Extracts the file from the backup file to current directory restore > quit -Quits from the interactive mode
- To compare and display any dump-file with the original file:
restore -Cf databack
This command will compare,
-1 -Is the dump-level [1 specifies incremental backup] databackup -Is a dump-file [or backup-file] /home/user1/data -Is a directory for which a backup is created
restore [options]
OPTIONS:
-f
Used to specify the backup or dump file
-C
Used to compare dump-file with original file
-i
Restore in Interactive mode
-v
Displays Verbose Information
-e
Exclude inode while making backup
Commands used in interactive mode:
ls
List the files and directories in backup file
add
Add files in dump-file to current working directory
cd
Changes the directory
pwd
Displays the current working directory
extract
Extract the files from the dump
quit
Quit from the interactive mode
EXAMPLE:
- To restore file and directories from backup-file :
restore -if databack
Where, i -To make restore with interactive mode f -To restore from the backup-file specifed databack -Is a name of backup-file or dump-file
This command gets you to interactive mode as follows:
restore > Now the following commands are entered to restore: restore > ls -Lists files and directories in dump file restore > add -add files to the current directory restore > ls -Lists the file added from the backup file to current directory restore > extract -Extracts the file from the backup file to current directory restore > quit -Quits from the interactive mode
- To compare and display any dump-file with the original file:
restore -Cf databack
This command will compare,
-1 -Is the dump-level [1 specifies incremental backup] databackup -Is a dump-file [or backup-file] /home/user1/data -Is a directory for which a backup is created
| -f | Used to specify the backup or dump file |
| -C | Used to compare dump-file with original file |
| -i | Restore in Interactive mode |
| -v | Displays Verbose Information |
| -e | Exclude inode while making backup |
| ls | List the files and directories in backup file |
| add | Add files in dump-file to current working directory |
| cd | Changes the directory |
| pwd | Displays the current working directory |
| extract | Extract the files from the dump |
| quit | Quit from the interactive mode |
- To restore file and directories from backup-file :restore -if databackThis command gets you to interactive mode as follows:
Where, i -To make restore with interactive mode f -To restore from the backup-file specifed databack -Is a name of backup-file or dump-file restore > Now the following commands are entered to restore: restore > ls -Lists files and directories in dump file restore > add -add files to the current directory restore > ls -Lists the file added from the backup file to current directory restore > extract -Extracts the file from the backup file to current directory restore > quit -Quits from the interactive mode - To compare and display any dump-file with the original file:restore -Cf databack
This command will compare,-1 -Is the dump-level [1 specifies incremental backup] databackup -Is a dump-file [or backup-file] /home/user1/data -Is a directory for which a backup is created
