partclone.xxxfs8

The utility for clone and restore an etx2/ext3 partition.

Usage

partclone.extfs [options] ... [MODE] [SOURCE FILE] [OUTPUT FILE]

Overview

partclone.extfs is a part of Partclone project for ext2/3 file system. Partclone is a project like the well-known backup utility "Partition Image" a.k.a partimage. Partclone provide utilities to back up used blocks and design for higher compatibility of the file system using supported library like e2fslibs.

Options

-o, --output FILE: Output FILE

-O --overwrite FILE: Output FILE, overwriting if exists

-s, --source FILE: Source FILE

-L, --logfile FILE: Log FILE

-c, --clone: Save to the special image format

-r, --restore: Restore from the special image format

-b, --dev-to-dev: Local device to device copy mode

-D, --domain: Create GNU Ddrescue domain log file from source device

--offset_domain=X: Add X (in bytes) to all positions reported in the domain log file

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

-dX, --debug=X: Set the debug level to X = [0|1|2]

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

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

-I, --ignore_fschk: Ignore filesystem check

--ignore_crc: Ignore crc check error

-F, --force: Force progress

-f, --UI-fresh: Fresh times of progress

-q, --quiet: quiet mode, no progress update

-v, --version: Display partclone version

-h, --help: Display this help

Examples:

clone /dev/hda1 to hda1.img and display debug information.

partclone.extfs -c -d -s /dev/hda1 -o hda1.img

restore /dev/hda1 from hda1.img and display debug information.

partclone.extfs -r -d -s hda1.img -o /dev/hda1

restore image from clonezilla(split, gzip,) with stdin source

cat sda1.ext3-ptcl-img.gz.a* > gunzip -c | partclone.ext3 -d -r -s - -o /dev/sda1

Support

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