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Recommend setting TMPDIR to a larger file system in cases where /tmp

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is small and restore eats the space.

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Submitted by:	"Ben Kaduk" <minimarmot@gmail.com>
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Tom Rhodes 2008-12-24 10:54:09 +00:00
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<command>dump</command> and <command>restore</command>. They <command>dump</command> and <command>restore</command>. They
operate on the drive as a collection of disk blocks, below the operate on the drive as a collection of disk blocks, below the
abstractions of files, links and directories that are created by abstractions of files, links and directories that are created by
the file systems. <command>dump</command> backs up an entire the file systems. Unlike other backup software,
<command>dump</command> backs up an entire
file system on a device. It is unable to backup only part of a file system on a device. It is unable to backup only part of a
file system or a directory tree that spans more than one file system or a directory tree that spans more than one
file system. <command>dump</command> does not write files and file system. The <command>dump</command> command does not write files and
directories to tape, but rather writes the raw data blocks that directories to tape, but rather writes the raw data blocks that
comprise files and directories.</para> comprise files and directories. When being used to extract
data, <command>restore</command> stores temporary files
in <filename>/tmp/</filename> by default &emdash; if you are
operating from a recovery disk with a small
<filename>/tmp</filename> directory, you may need to set the
<envar>TMPDIR</envar> environment variable to a directory
with more free space for the restore to be successful.</para>
<note><para>If you use <command>dump</command> on your root directory, you <note><para>If you use <command>dump</command> on your root directory, you
would not back up <filename>/home</filename>, would not back up <filename>/home</filename>,