On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 09:13:20AM -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote: > Use restore's 'r' option instead of 'x' if you want an exact restore. > 'x' is used when restoring part of a backup, 'r' is used when restoring > the entire backup. For example, if you just wanted to restore the 'etc IIRC, 'r' doesn't restore the exact owner, modification time, and mode.