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| ~~~ | |
| #Backup | |
| $ sudo dd if=/dev/sdX | gzip -c > /path/to/backup.img.gz & | |
| $ while((1)); do sudo kill -SIGUSR1 $(pidof dd); sleep 1; if [[ $(pidof dd) == "" ]]; then break; fi; done | |
| ~~~ | |
| #Restore | |
| $ gunzip -c /path/to/backup.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdY | |
| $ while((1)); do sudo kill -SIGUSR1 $(pidof dd); sleep 1; if [[ $(pidof dd) == "" ]]; then break; fi; done | |
| ~~~ | |
| #See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dd |
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