[Info-vax] Uptime for OpenVMS

[Bob Eager]

On Fri, 13 May 2011 11:38:36 -0400, Steve Thompson wrote:

> On Fri, 13 May 2011, Bob Eager wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 13 May 2011 01:49:24 -0600, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>
>>> Ok. True. Yes, if the inode numbers were preserved, then it would be
>>> theoretically possible.
>>> However, the OS have no way of knowing for sure that the inode numbers
>>> were preserved, so that is more on the theoretical side (I actually
>>> don't know of any way to actually preserve inode numbers when copying
>>> a disk...).
>>
>> The equivalent of BACKUP/PHYSICAL would do it. It would be nice
>> though...
> 
> That would be dd.

I know. I was converting it to VMS terms for the general audience! I 
first used dd in 1975....

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