dd-gz - dd compressing on the fly

Create backup:

dd-gz backup /dev/<device> /path/<output>.gz

Example:

dd-gz backup /dev/sdc /home/backup/sdc-backup.gz

Restore backup:

dd-gz restore /path/<input>.gz /dev/<device>                                                                                                                                                                       

Example:

dd-gz restore /home/backup/sdc-backup.gz /dev/sdc

How to install:

git clone https://github.com/asdo92/dd-gz
cd dd-gz
sudo make install 

How to uninstall:

git clone https://github.com/asdo92/dd-gz
cd dd-gz
sudo make uninstall 

Dependencies

• sh
• dd
• gzip