Copying files from hard disk to diskette

There are several ways to copy files from a hard disk to a diskette.

Method 1:

Method 1 is the preferred method for copying files from a hard disk to a diskette. Enter

ls file_1 file_2 . . . file_n | cpio -oc > special_file

where file_1 is the path to the first file (such as /etc/wall), file_2 is the path to the second file (such as /bin/ls), and file_3 is the path to the third file (such as /tmp/file) that you want to copy to a diskette, and special_file is the path to the diskette block device (such as /dev/dsk/f03ht). See ls(1) and cpio(1).

Method 2:

1. Enter
   
   mkfs -F s5 special_file 1422

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   NOTE: The s5 filesystem type is sufficient for most diskette operations, but you can use other filesystem types.

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2. Enter
   
   labelit -F s5 [-n] special_file [fsname volume]

   where special_file is the path to the diskette block device, and fsname is the name of the mounted filesystem (such as /etc).

3. Enter
   
   mkdir /fsname

4. Enter
   
   mount -F s5 special_file /fsname

5. Enter
   
   cp path /fsname

   where path is the full path of the files or files (such as /etc/passwd) on the hard disk that you want to copy to diskette.

6. Enter
   
   umount special_file

See mkfs(1M), labelit(1M), mkdir(1), mount(1M), and cp(1).

Method 3:

Enter

cat file | cpio -ovc > special_file

where file is the path to a file (such as /tmp/file) that contains a list of paths to files (one per line) that you want to copy to a diskette, such as

   /var/tmp/file1
   /var/tmp/file2
   /var/tmp/file3