restore-config(1)

Name

restore-config - restore configuration

Synopsis

restore-config <restore-options>

About

You can either restore a GCA (grml configuration archive, see grml-autoconfig(1) for details) using the boot parameters or by a script file named restore-config. Specify the filename of the configuration archive which should be used as a parameter.

Options

The following options are available to specify which parts of the archive should be extracted.

-home: Extract hidden files from $HOME ($HOME/.*).
-grmlhome: Store hidden files from \$HOME (\$HOME/.*) of user grml [use as user root].
-etc: Extract modified files from /etc.
-configdir: Extract $HOME/config.

Note: The default is to extract (restore) all files found in the archive.

Tip	It is also possible to use environment variables for specifying which part should be restored. Just set the corresponding variable: $RESTORE_HOME, $RESTORE_ETC, $RESTORE_CONFIGDIR and $RESTORE_ALL

Usage examples

restore-config -home foo_bar_config.tbz: Restore configuration from file foo_bar_config.tbz.
restore-config config.tbz: Restore configuration from file config.tbz.

Bugs

If you find a bug please report it. See link:http://grml.org/bugs/ for details about how to report bugs.