Can I tell whether dump used -L or not ?

[Dan Nelson]

In the last episode (Jul 15), Josh Brooks said:
> A new option in FreeBSD 5.x `dump` is the -L option for backing up a
> live filesystem ...
> 
> Is there a way to examine/check a dump file to see if it was created
> using the -L or not ?

I don't think so.
 
> ALSO, if I do use -L when creating a dump, do I need to restore it any
> differently, or can I restore it the same regardless of whether I used -L
> or not ?

Nope.  All -L does is back up a snapshot instead of the (possibly
changing) live filesystem.  The dump file format doesn't change.

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	Dan Nelson
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