On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:33:03 -0500, Dale wrote: > Now that worked. Where are we told about that dot? I still don't see > it on the man page. It has examples in there but no dot on the end.
Tar needs to be given files or directories to include, you didn't and that's why it refused to make an empty archive. Since -C chnges to the directory you want to backup, you use . to tell it to backup the (now) current directory. -- Neil Bothwick ...Advert for restaurant: "Exotic foods for all occasions. Police balls a speciality."
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