Ubuntu Manpage: partclone - The utility for clone and restore a partition.

Provided by: partclone_0.3.11-1build1_amd64

NAME

       partclone - The utility for clone and restore a partition.

SYNOPSIS

       partclone.[fstype] {[-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.[fstype] is a part of Partclone project. 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, FAT and
       EXFAT(for Windows), HFS plus(APPLE MAC OS), UFS2(FreeBSD), VMFS(VMWare Vsphere) and
       MINIX(MINIX3).

       All partclone utils could be run like partclone.[fstype] is very smiliar fsck or mkfs. For
       example, for backup/restore hfsplus, just run partclone.hfsp

                  File System             partclone.[fstype]

                  btrfs                   partclone.btrfs
                  ext2, ext3, ext4        partclone.[ext2|ext3|ext4]
                  reiserfs 3.5            partclone.reiserfs
                  reiser 4                partclone.reiser4
                  xfs                     partclone.xfs
                  ufs | ufs2              partclone.ufs
                  jfs                     partclone.jfs
                  hfs plusfs              partclone.[hfs+|hfsplus]
                  vmfs                    partclone.vmfs
                  ntfs                    partclone.ntfs
                  fat12, fat16, fat32     partclone.[fat12|fat16|fat32]
                  exfat                   partclone.exfat
                  minix                   partclone.minix
                  f2fs                    partclone.f2fs
                  nilfs2                  partclone.nilfs2

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. Normanly, 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. Normanly, 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.

-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

--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, --ncurse
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

EXAMPLES

            clone /dev/hda1 to hda1.img and display debug information.
              partclone.ext3 -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

DIAGNOSTICS

       The following diagnostics may be issued on stderr:

       partclone 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

AUTHOR

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2007 Yu-Chin Tsai

       This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of
       the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published
       by the Free Software Foundation.

       On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in
       /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.