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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: |