Product Available (Backup and Restore Utility)
Fred Fish
fnf at unisoft.UUCP
Fri Dec 7 14:48:04 AEST 1984
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**DISCLAIMER: This is a purely personal posting by the author and **
************ has no connection with UniSoft Systems Inc. **
Furnished on a "here it is if you're interested" basis,
no hype, just facts.
====== BRU (Backup and Restore Utility) ======
* Multiple physical volumes per archive.
* Ability to properly save and restore ALL types of files
including directories, block special, and character special.
* Data verification via comparison with current files.
* Incremental backup of all files since last backup.
* Full backup of all files in a given hierarchy.
* Backups done on a per file basis rather than filesystem image.
* Error detection via checksum computation.
* Robust in dealing with I/O errors or archive corruption.
* No built in maximum internal I/O buffer size.
* Can use random access capabilities of archive device.
* Automatic byte or word swapping when necessary.
* Recognizes filename generation patterns ala shell.
* Archive internal self-consistency checks.
* Archive labeling with user defined string and "uname" info.
* Specify media size for partial volume use.
* Action confirmation mode, user verifies action.
* Protection against overwriting newer files.
* Five levels of verbosity for finer control.
Contact: Kevin @ Engineering Software Tools
(602) 820-0042
6855 South Willow St, Tempe, Az 85283
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