tar cvf /tmp/etc.tar /etc
also could zip it up at the same time
tar zcvf /tmp/etc.tgz /etc
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: KompuKit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 10:57 PM
To: Mandrake Linux
Subject: [newbie] How to TAR directory
How would I use the command TAR...
to compress the /etc/ directory...
so I can back it up...on another drive?
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