[svlug] How to back up my son's GPT?

[Steve Litt]

On Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:22:58 -0800
Scott DuBois <sdubois at linux.com> wrote:

> > ===================================================
> > #include<stdio.h>
> > #include <sys/statvfs.h>
> > #include <sys/types.h>
> > 
> > void main(int argc, char * argv[]){
> > 	struct statvfs buf;
> > 	statvfs(argv[1], &buf);
> > 	printf("Sect size is %d.\n", (int)buf.f_bsize);
> > }
> > ===================================================
> 
> You may also find more answers here:
> 
> http://lists.svlug.org/archives/svlug/2014-September/059050.html
> 
> =)

This is actually more of a Linux question than a Windows one, because
you're using System Rescue CD to back up your GPT. Also, whether you
have Windows, Linux, BSD or emacs, you need to back up
your GPT for bare metal restoration, and to back it up, you need to
know how big it is.

SteveT

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