SUMMARY: How to copy vmcore file without expand it

From: <gagnons_at_cae.ca>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 95 07:13:05 -0500

The system crash vmcore is a file in sparse (save space) format, the
following command must be use to copy it without to expand it:

        dd if=vmcore.0 of=vmcore.0.new conv=sparse bs=8k

Thanks to:
        Matt Thomas <thomas_at_lkg.dec.com>
        "Donald L. Ritchey" <dritchey_at_chipsi.com>
        alan_at_nabeth.cxo.dec.com
        Stephen Carpenter <sac_at_uvo.dec.com>
        Drew Kramer <drew_at_ny.ox.com>
        Winfried Huber <win_at_tukan.ffb.eunet.de>
        Jon Reeves <reeves_at_zk3.dec.com>
        ron_barrett_at_corp.Cubic.COM
        Steve Cobrin <cobrin_at_garply.com>
        Kristian Koehntopp <kris_at_pz-oekosys.uni-kiel.d400.de>
        Phil Farrell <farrell_at_pangea.Stanford.EDU>
        Martin Moore <martin_at_jerry.alf.dec.com>
        "Benoit Maillard - Digital France-
Received on Wed Dec 20 1995 - 13:46:38 NZDT