got errors when I tried it see attached
mike
[mike@linux mike]$ tar -zxpvf /backup/home_dir.tar.gz * tar (child): /backup/home_dir.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now tar: Child returned status 2 tar: bonus01.jpg: Not found in archive tar: Desktop: Not found in archive tar: earth.jpg: Not found in archive tar: ILINXR.install: Not found in archive tar: lm_sensors-2.4.5: Not found in archive tar: lm_sensors-2.4.5.tar.gz: Not found in archive tar: mad4lg.gif: Not found in archive tar: mad9lg.gif: Not found in archive tar: mandrake-faq.html: Not found in archive tar: mentalic.tar.bz2: Not found in archive tar: mnt: Not found in archive tar: MPlayer-0.60: Not found in archive tar: MPlayer-0.60.tar.bz2: Not found in archive tar: nsmail: Not found in archive tar: openoffice-6.0.5-1mdk.i586.rpm: Not found in archive tar: OpenOffice.org641: Not found in archive tar: proton.tar.bz2: Not found in archive tar: tmp: Not found in archive tar: w32codec-0.60.tar.bz2: Not found in archive tar: WindowsMediaPlayer6.tar.bz2: Not found in archive tar: xray-blue.boot: Not found in archive tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
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