dump (dump and restore backup commands) Dump examines files in a filesystem, determines which ones need to be backed up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape or other storage medium. Subsequent incremental backups can then be layered on top of the full backup. The restore.dump command performs the inverse function of dump; it can restore a full backup of a filesystem. Single files and directory subtrees may also be restored from full or partial backups in interactive mode. You might want to read this post by Linus: http://lwn.net/2001/0503/a/lt-dump.php3 and the counter-argument on: http://dump.sourceforge.net/isdumpdeprecated.html Slackware's tar package already has rmt, therefore this SlackBuild excludes it. It also has a "restore" command, so dump's restore command (and man page) has been renamed "restore.dump". This SlackBuild disables the SELinux functionality and dependency.