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The Restorer Version 1.0H
Copyright (C) Dexter (Chip) Orange, January 1988.
The Restorer is an utility designed
to be used in conjunction with The Backer to allow
you to restore files to your hard disk.
The syntax is:
Restorer FROM <backup drive> TO <drive> [ALL|NEW] [SET|NOSET]
FROM <backup drive> is the directory/drive to be restored from,
TO <drive> is the drive to restore the files to.
NEW/ALL indicates whether all files
from <backup> will be restored or only new ones (ones not on the hard drive
or whos date is less than that of the backup)
SET/NOSET indicates whether the archive bit should be set in the file after
it has been restored.
(note that the file date of the backup file is preserved, regardless of
SET|NOSET).
Defaults:
Restorer <backup> NEW SET TO DH0:
To restore an entire hard disk:
(get your most recent group of incremental backup floppies,
and for each type:)
1> RUN RESTORER DF0: TO DH0:
(Next repeat the process for any remaining incremental backups going in
reverse chronological order)
(Then, repeat the process once more using your most recent full backup)
Going in reverse chronological order like this saves you a little time since
the NEW option is the default, files that appear on multiple backups will only
be restored once.
Doing a partial restore:
If you only want to restore a specific group of files,
modify the above proces slightly by specifying the exact directory/file to
be restored. For example:
RUN RESTORER DF0:MODULA TO DH0:
would only perform the restoration on files in the Modula directory. You
should save yourself some time and only use the disks you know to contain the
files you wish to restore.
The Restorer, like The Backer, The Estimator, and ArchStatus, is freely
distributable for non-commercial purposes. It may be distributed with
commercial hard drives as long as no extra charge is made for it.
Version History:
1.0H -- recompiled with TDI 3.02A, mysterious gurus gone!
1.0G -- Tinkered with the code so it uses less memory and runs a little faster
1.0F -- Thanks to the arp.library, parameter handling is now
a little better. Also reduced stack size requirements.
1.0E -- Removed some unnecessary code; runs a little faster now
1.0D -- allowed total file name length to be 255 chars
1.0C -- minor bug fixes
1.0B -- first release