volcopy_ufs — Make an Image Copy of a UFS File System

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/volcopy [-F ufs][generic-options] fsname
						srcdevice
						volname1
						destdevice volname2
					

Description

Use the volcopy command to make a literal copy of the UFS file system, using a block size matched to the device.

Note

volcopy does not support copying to tape devices. Use dd(1M) for copying to and from tape devices.

Options

generic-options options supported by the generic volcopy command. See volcopy(1M).

Operands

fsnameThe mount point (for example, root and u1) of the file system being copied.
srcdevice, destdeviceThe specified disk partition that is using the raw device (for example, /dev/rdsk/cld0s8 and /dev/rdsk/cld1s8).
srcdevice, volname1The device and physical volume from ...

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