RESTORE(DOS) UNIX System V RESTORE(DOS)
Name
restore - restores files that were backed up using the
Microsoft or the IBM backup program
Syntax
restore drive: [drive:][pathname] [/s] [/p] [/a:date]
[/b:date] [/e:time] [/L:time] [/m] [/n]
Description
The restore command can restore files from disks of
different media types. For example, you can restore files
from:
⊕ Hard disk to floppy disk
⊕ Floppy disk to floppy disk
⊕ Floppy disk to hard disk
⊕ Hard disk to hard disk
The first drive: option is the drive name for the disk
containing the backed up files. The second drive: and the
pathname option are the drive and pathname of the files you
want to restore.
This restore program and the one supplied by IBM are
compatible except for switches /a, /b, /e, /L, /m, and /n,
described in the table below.
The switches are:
/s Restores subdirectories also.
/p Prompts for permission to restore any hidden or
read-only files that match the file specification.
/a:date Restores only those files that were last modified
on or after the given date.
/b:date Restores only those files that were last modified
on or before the given date.
/e:time Restores only those files that were last modified
at or earlier than the given time.
/L:time Restores only those files that were last modified
at or later than the given time.
/m Restores only those files that have been modified
since the last backup.
/n Restores only those files that no longer exist on
the target disk.
Exit codes
0 Normal completion
1 No files were found to restore
3 Terminated by user
4 Terminated due to error
Refer to backup in this chapter for more information.
Example
To restore the file invest.mnt from the backup disk in drive
A to the \irsharpe directory on drive C, enter the
following:
restore a: c:\irsharpe\invest.mnt
Press <Return> to let MS-DOS know that the backup disk is in
drive A. Then, once MS-DOS has restored the file, use the
dir or type command to make sure that the file was restored
properly.
Notes
restore is an external command.
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