dump/restore

[Guy Harris]

>How do I make backups of special files with cpio?-- 

You say "find ... | cpio -o ...".  "cpio" is smart enough not to try to
open and read special files; it writes special entries that tell the
"cpio" that reads the tape to "mknod" the appropriate file.

If you're using SunOS 3.2 or later, it also understands symbolic links
(I expect the S5R4 "cpio" to handle them compatibly).