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volcopy_ufs(1M)

make a literal copy of a ufs file system

From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.

Also by this name: volcopy(1M), System administration commands

NAME

volcopy (ufs) - make a literal copy of a ufs file system

SYNOPSIS

volcopy [-F ufs]  [generic_options]  [-a]  fsname  srcdevice
volname1 destdevice volname2

DESCRIPTION

generic_options are options supported by the generic volcopy command.

volcopy makes a literal copy of the ufs file system using a blocksize matched to the device.

The fsname argument represents the mounted name (for example, root, u1, etc.) of the file system being copied.

The srcdevice or destdevice should be the physical disk section or tape (for example, /dev/rdsk/cld0s8, /dev/rdsk/cld1s8, etc.).

The volname is the physical volume name.  Such  label  names
are  limited to six or fewer characters.  volname may be `-'
to use the existing volume name.

srcdevice and volname1 are the device and volume from which the copy of the file system is being extracted. destdevice and volname2 are the target device and volume.

fsname and volname are recorded in the superblock. The options are:

-F ufs

     Specifies the ufs-FSType.

-a Invoke a verification sequence requiring a positive operator response instead of the standard ten-second delay before the copy is made.

NOTE

volcopy does not support tape-to-tape copying. Use dd(1M) for tape-to-tape copying.

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