Hi Mike. My tar line looks like this: tar zcvf dest-file source-dirs /Ola
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Dresser Sent: den 18 mars 2003 19:05 To: Ola Theander Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The best way to backup a Linux workstation? 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 - 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
