Subject Re: [firebird-support] gbak appears to be frozen
Author Ann W. Harrison
Helen Borrie wrote:
>
>> and there is no -b switch in the backup command.
>
> Errrm, *yes there is*. The command to back up is gbak -b[ackup]. Check it again.
>

Confession time. When I was much younger, I thought that a bit
of ESP (extra sensory perception) made utilities easier to use.
Gbak looks at the first file argument - if the first file is a
database, it backs it up. If the first one is a backup, it restores
it as the second file argument.

Sorry,


Ann