Partition Image version 0.6.9 (distributed under the GNU GPL2).

=============================================================================== Partition Image (http://www.partimage.org/) version 0.6.9 [stable] ---- distributed under the GPL 2 license (GNU General Public License) ---- Supported file systems: Ext2/3, ReiserFS, FAT16/32, HPFS, JFS, XFS, UFS(beta), HFS(beta), NTFS(experimental) usage: partimage [options] <action> <device> <image_file> partimage <imginfo/restmbr> <image_file> ex: partimage -z1 -o -d save /dev/hda12 /mnt/backup/redhat-6.2.partimg.gz ex: partimage restore /dev/hda13 /mnt/backup/suse-6.4.partimg ex: partimage restmbr /mnt/backup/debian-potato-2.2.partimg.bz2 ex: partimage -z1 -om save /dev/hda9 /mnt/backup/win95-osr2.partimg.gz ex: partimage imginfo /mnt/backup/debian-potato-2.2.partimg.bz2 ex: partimage -a/dev/hda6#/mnt/partimg#vfat -V1440 save /dev/hda12 /mnt/partimg/redhat-6.2.partimg.gz Arguments: * <action>: - save: save the partition datas in an image file - restore: restore the partition from an image file - restmbr: restore a MBR of the image file to an hard disk - imginfo: show informations about the image file * <device>: partition to save/restore (example: /dev/hda1) * <image_file>: file where data will be read/written. Can be very big. For restore, <image_file> can have the value 'stdin'. This allows for providing image files through a pipe. Options: * -z, --compress (image file compression level): -z0, --compress=0 don't compress: very fast but very big image file -z1, --compress=1 compress using gzip: fast and small image file (default) -z2, --compress=2 compress using bzip2: very slow and very small image file: * -c, --nocheck don't check the partition before saving * -o, --overwrite overwrite the existing image file without confirmation * -d, --nodesc don't ask any description for the image file * -V, --volume (split image into multiple volumes files) -VX, --volume=X create volumes with a size of X MiB * -w, --waitvol wait for a confirmation after each volume change * -e, --erase erase empty blocks on restore with zero bytes * -m, --allowmnt don't fail if the partition is mounted. Dangerous! * -M, --nombr don't create a backup of the MBR (Mast Boot Record) in the image file * -h, --help show help * -v, --version show version * -i, --compilinfo show compilation options used * -f, --finish (action to do if finished successfully): -f0, --finish=0 wait: don't make anything -f1, --finish=1 halt: power off the computer -f2, --finish=2 reboot: restart the computer -f3, --finish=3 quit * -b, --batch batch mode: the GUI won't wait for an user action * -BX, --fully-batch=X batch mode without GUI, X is a challenge response string * -y, --nosync don't synchronize the disks at the end of the operation. Dangerous! * -sX, --server=X give partimaged server's ip address * -pX, --port=X give partimaged server's listening port * -g, --debug=X set the debug level to X (default: 1) * -L, --nologin disable login in network mode * -n, --nossl disable SSL in network mode * -S, --simulate simulation of restoration mode * -aX, --automnt=X automatic mount with X options. Read the doc for more details * -UX --username=X username to authenticate to server * -PX --password=X password for authentication of user to server ===============================================================================