Actually, I did "man tar" myself and found I was incorrect in my first attempt. It should be:
"tar -czf /mnt/tape/backup1.tar.gz /mnt/windoze" And yes, you have the concept correct. The args are: -c create an archive -z use gzip -f here's the filename You can use other forms of compression, such as: -j use bzip and I guess you can compile others too. Read the tar man pages for the full scoop, or look for a HOWTO explaning how to use tar for backups. BTW, "tar" is short for "tape archive", so it is very relevant to your current need. :) John Hebert > -----Original Message----- > From: Chopin Cusachs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 4:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: backing up dual-boot systems was RE: [brluglist] won't be > abl e to make BRLUG Newbie Hour at February meeting > > > 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. > ================================================ > ================================================ 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. ================================================
