At 03:27 PM 12/28/01 -0600, John Hebert wrote: >Choppy, > >"man tar" :) > >Remember that UNIX treats devices as files, so if Linux can see your >devices, you can tar up one mount to another: > >~"tar -cz /mnt/windoze /mnt/tape/backup1.tar.gz"
Which being translated, means? Guess there is a blank space after windoze so it means to use tar to compress (gz) the contents of windoze to the tape...does tar recognize other compression algorithyms? Choppy ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
