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diff --git a/sbin/restore/restore.8 b/sbin/restore/restore.8 index 21db2681e12b..d551f28a2818 100644 --- a/sbin/restore/restore.8 +++ b/sbin/restore/restore.8 @@ -85,15 +85,16 @@ is not documented here.) .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -command performs the inverse function of +utility performs the inverse function of .Xr dump 8 . A full backup of a filesystem may be restored and subsequent incremental backups layered on top of it. Single files and directory subtrees may be restored from full or partial backups. -.Nm Restore -works across a network; +The +.Nm +utility works across a network; to do this see the .Fl f flag described below. @@ -144,8 +145,9 @@ those files that are not needed. .It Ic extract All the files that are on the extraction list are extracted from the dump. -.Nm Restore -will ask which volume the user wishes to mount. +The +.Nm +utility will ask which volume the user wishes to mount. The fastest way to extract a few files is to start with the last volume, and work towards the first volume. .It Ic help @@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ flag is set the inode number of each entry is also listed. .It Ic pwd Print the full pathname of the current working directory. .It Ic quit -Restore immediately exits, +Exit immediately, even if the extraction list is not empty. .It Ic setmodes All the directories that have been added to the extraction list @@ -177,13 +179,12 @@ It also causes .Nm to print out information about each file as it is extracted. .It Ic what -Displays dump header information, which includes: date, +Display dump header information, which includes: date, level, label, and the filesystem and host dump was made from. .El .It Fl R -.Nm Restore -requests a particular tape of a multi volume set on which to restart +Request a particular tape of a multi volume set on which to restart a full restore (see the .Fl r @@ -224,7 +225,9 @@ restore passes. This file should be removed when the last incremental has been restored. .Pp -.Nm Restore , +The +.Nm +utility , in conjunction with .Xr newfs 8 and @@ -353,8 +356,9 @@ Do not ask the user whether to abort the restore in the event of an error. Always try to skip over the bad block(s) and continue. .El .Sh DIAGNOSTICS +The .Nm -complains if it gets a read error. +utility complains if it gets a read error. If .Fl y has been specified, or the user responds @@ -439,8 +443,9 @@ information passed between incremental restores. .Xr newfs 8 , .Xr rmt 8 .Sh BUGS -.Nm Restore -can get confused when doing incremental restores from +The +.Nm +utility can get confused when doing incremental restores from dumps that were made on active filesystems. .Pp A level zero dump must be done after a full restore. @@ -479,5 +484,5 @@ operations shouldn't conflict with each other. .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -command appeared in +utility appeared in .Bx 4.2 . |