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authorJan Sucan <jan@jansucan.com>2025-01-22 17:04:24 +0100
committerJán Sučan <jan@jansucan.com>2025-01-22 17:12:56 +0100
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@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ utility.
> diff-dd version
-> diff-dd backup [-B BUFFER_SIZE] -i INFILE -b BASEFILE -o OUTFILE
+> diff-dd create [-B BUFFER_SIZE] -i INFILE -b BASEFILE -o OUTFILE
> diff-dd restore [-B BUFFER_SIZE] -d DIFFFILE -o OUTFILE
-## Backup
+## Create
Using ```diff-dd ``` for backup requires the full backup image to
exist. Differential backup is created with:
-> diff-dd backup -i INFILE -b BASEFILE -o OUTFILE
+> diff-dd create -i INFILE -b BASEFILE -o OUTFILE
The ```INFILE``` is a path to the file to backup differentially, the
```BASEFILE``` is the full image, and the ```OUTFILE``` is the file to
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The restoration means application of the changed data saved in the
```-B``` sets the size of the buffer for the data of the input and
output files (default is 4 MiB). The input data is always buffered. The
-output data is buffered only in backup mode.
+output data is not buffered in the restore mode.
## Example
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ First, the full image of the partition to backup has to be created:
When the user decides to create the differential image, he or she runs:
-> diff-dd backup -i /dev/sda1 -b full.img -o diff.img
+> diff-dd create -i /dev/sda1 -b full.img -o diff.img
If a data accident happens, the partition can be restored by running: