[plug] backup problems

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> Try 3:  cpio pass-through.  Success!  I got the file list from locate as
> it appeared cleaner than what ls gave me.

don't use locate, thats only updated nightly, you should use find.

> 2.  Is what I copied with cpio suitable for restoring /, or did it miss
> critical things.
>
quite possibly, basically any new file created since "updatedb" which
is generally in cron daily, won't be there.

CPIO is a good tool for the backup job though.