On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Ola Theander wrote: > Dear subscribers. > > I would like to know the recommended way to backup a Linux workstation. > Currently I use tar to pack a number of directories to a single file which I > save on a CD. One problem I've noticed with this approach is that tar seems > to ignore all hidden files i.e. files beginning with a '.' and there doesn't > seem to be a switch to change this. This is a problem for me since some > files, such as .profile, that I want to backup is ignored. > > Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. > > Kind regards, Ola Theander >
What does your tar line look like? My tar backs up anything starting with a ., it's just a matter of having the right syntax. Mike - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
