On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 12:20:37PM +0530, kanika nema wrote: > hi, > > I wanted to use the dump/restore using the backup as a regular file, > instead of the tape. I read the manpages and the documentation on > dump/restore..but i cant figure out how to do it on a regular file. try this: dump -0 -f dump.out /dev/xxx _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/