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Command-line switches

Clone switch usage

SRC defines the source for the operation selected by the clone mode option.

Table A-3

Source options for cloning

 

 

 

 

Switch

Source

 

Explanation

 

 

 

disk

drive number

Source disk drive number. Numbers start at 1. For example:

 

 

 

SRC=1

 

 

 

A partition on a drive can also be specified. Numbers start at

 

 

 

1. For example:

 

 

 

SRC=1:2

 

 

 

 

file

filename

 

The source image file name. For example:

 

 

 

SRC= g:\source.gho

 

 

 

A partition in an image file can also be specified. For

 

 

 

example:

 

 

 

SRC=g:\source.gho:2

 

 

 

Files can also be read from a CD-ROM drive.

 

 

 

To specify a file located on a file system not recognized by

 

 

 

DOS, such as, NTFS, use the same format as the disk switch,

 

 

 

specifying both a disk and partition. For example:

 

 

 

src=1:2\image.gho

 

 

 

In this example, Image.gho resides on an NTFS file system on

 

 

 

the second partition of the first disk.

 

 

 

 

tape

@MTx

 

The tape drive number. Numbers start at 0. For example:

 

 

 

SRC=@MT0

 

 

 

A partition on a tape can also be specified. For example:

 

 

 

SRC=@MT0:3

 

 

 

 

CD

@CDx

 

The CD or DVD drive number. If you have a CD reader and a

ROM

 

 

CD writer, in the Ghost.exe user interface you would see

 

 

 

@CD1 and @ CD2. The number is optional if you are

 

 

 

specifying an operation from the command-line.

 

 

 

You can specify partitions for the image stored on a CD for a

 

 

 

restore operation. For example:

 

 

 

SRC=@CD1:2

 

 

 

 

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Symantec 10024709 manual Table A-3, Switch Source Explanation