Subject RE: [firebird-support] gbak appears to be frozen
Author bogdan
This still works regardless of age

Regards
Bogdan

From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ann W. Harrison
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 6:58 PM
To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [firebird-support] gbak appears to be frozen


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

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