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DownloadXin reads from standard input splitting the data up into sections
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Xin reads from standard input splitting the data up into sections. Each section is piped into a command separately.
The Xin package also includes an RPM spec file. RPM users can build a binary package ready to install by running:
rpm -tb xin-1.0.0.tar.gz
You will find the binary rpm under /usr/src/rpm/RPMS/i386 or /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386.
I use Xin combined with a simple script to burn multiple volume cpio backups onto CD without needing any temporary space for disc images - I don't have any to spare. With Ncat backups back be extended across the LAN simply.
However Xin isn't limited to performing backups - it is a general purpose utility which can be useful in many other situations.
See xin(1) for more detailed information about the command.
Example:
Backup/restore across multiple CDs:
Backup
# find . -print0 -depth | cpio -o0v -Hcrc | xin -b 650M -e stdin2cd
Restore
# cpio -idumv -F /dev/cdrom
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