PARTCLONE.IMAGER(8)

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

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

partclone.imager is a part of Partclone project to clone unsupported file system with dd method. It will backup all block from partition. Partclone provide utilities to backup used blocks and design for higher compatibility of the file system by using existing library, e.g. e2fslibs is used to read the used block of ext2 partition.

Partclone supported file system include btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs and jfs for LINUX. Also support some non-linux operation system, ex: NTFS and FAT (for Windows), HFS plus(APPLE MAC OS), UFS2(FreeBSD), VMFS(VMWare Vsphere). All partclone utils could be run like partclone.xxx is very smiliar fsck or mkfs. For example, for backup/restore hfsplus, just run partclone.hfsp.

OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

-s FILE, --source FILE
    Source FILE. The FILE could be a image file(made by partclone) or device depend on your action. Normally, backup source is device, restore source is image file.

    Receving data from pipe line is supported ONLY for restoring, just ignore -s option or use '-' means receive data from stdin.

-o FILE, --output FILE
    Output FILE. The FILE could be a image file(partclone will generate) or device depend on your action. Normally, backup output to image file and restore output to device.

    Sending data to pipe line is also supported ONLY for back-up, just ignore -o option or use '-' means send data to stdout.

-O FILE, --overwrite FILE
    Overwrite FILE, overwriting if exists.

-c, --clone
    Save partition to the special image format.

-r, --restore
    Restore partition from the special image format.

-b, --dev-to-dev
    Local device to device copy on-the-fly, source and output both are device.

--restore_raw_file
    Creating special raw file for loop device.

-L FILE, --logfile FILE
    put special path to record partclone log information.(default /var/log/partclone.log)

-R, --rescue
    Continue after disk read errors.

-C, --no_check
    Don't check device size and free space.

-N, --ncurses
    Using Ncurses Text User Interface.

-X, --dialog
    Output message as Dialog Format.

-I, --ignore_fschk
    Ignore filesystem check.

--ignore_crc
    Ignore crc check error.

-F, --force
    Force progress.

-f sec, --UI-fresh sec
    put special second to different interval.

-z size, --buffer_size size
    Read/write buffer size (default: 1048576)

-q, --quiet
    Disable progress message.

-dlevel, --debug level
    Set the debug level [1|2|3]

-h, --help
    Show summary of options.

-v, --version
    Show version of program.

FILES

/var/log/partclone.log
    The log file of partclone.imager

EXAMPLES

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

DIAGNOSTICS

The following diagnostics may be issued on stderr:

partclone.imager provides some return codes, that can be used in scripts:
Code | Diagnostic
0 | Program exited successfully.
1 | Clone or Restore seem failed.

BUGS

Report bugs to thomas@nchc.org.tw or http://partclone.org.

You can get support at http://partclone.org

SEE ALSO

partclone(8), partclone.chkimg(8), partclone.restore(8), partclone.dd(8), partclone.info(8)

AUTHOR

Yu-Chin Tsai <thomas@nchc.org.tw>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2007 Yu-Chin Tsai

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