thanks, using the tar with the -M switch did the job quite nicely. Andy On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 12:42, RichardA wrote: > Andy, this: > http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue13/floppies.html > says this: > ========== > Prepare as many floppies as you think you'll need by using the fdformat(8) > command. You do not need to make filesystems on them however, as you will be > using them in raw mode. > If you are backing up a large set of subdirectories, switch to the base > subdirectory and issue the following command: > > cd directory > tar -cv -L 1440 -M -f /dev/fd0 . > > This command will prompt you when to change floppies. Wait for the floppy > drive light to go out of course! > If you need to backup or transfer multiple files or directories, or just a > single large file, then specify them instead of the period at the end of the > tar command above. > Unpacking the archive is similar to the above command: > > cd directory > tar -xv -L 1440 -M -f /dev/fd0 > ========== > It might be five years old, but I'll bet it's still true. > (I'm sure I've read of a command you can pipe the output of tar to, which > will cut it into pieces of any size you want. Wish I could remember what it's > called). > > Richard > > Andy Gay, Monday 04 February 2002 04:31: > > I could use a simple data backup do store nothing but a /data directory > > in my /home/me/data. I would like to compress (tar, I guess) it on > > floppies (I don't have a whole lot of data-.maybe 10 meg uncompressed) > > and be prompted when to change the floppies. Is there a utility for > > that? > > > > Thanks. > > Andy > > > > On Sat, 2002-02-02 at 20:20, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > On Saturday 02 February 2002 18:28, you wrote: > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > I know how bad it can be when you're starting from ground zero. I had > > > the same problems when I had to learn IBM Dos version 2 from scratch by > > > myself. > > > > > > The syntax can be arcane and hard to understand at times. Plus, the man > > > pages are not oriented to new users. The best source of information for > > > new users are HOWTO resources, which list concrete real world examples, > > > put forth in no nonsense easy to understand format. I appreciate these > > > resources greatly because I did not have them 15 years ago when I got a > > > generous crash course by an asshole administrator. > > > > > > There are many HOWTO's, but after checking I found precious little in the > > > way of tar information. This was a little disturbing, as tar is a > > > heavily used resource in the UNIX world. On discovering this, I > > > empathized with your situation even more. > > > > > > To access this information locally on your system, assuming you've got a > > > Mandrake system and I don't have any reason to assume otherwise, put the > > > following in your browser: > > > > > > file:/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/HTML/en/index.html > > > > > > If by chance the docs are not installed, go to the following net > > > resource: > > > > > > www.linuxdoc.org > > > > > > Since this is a new user's list, there should'nt be any subscribers that > > > have any misplaced preconceptions concerning a list member's > > > foreknowledge about anything regarding Mandrake Linux. > > > > > > Having said that, your original question concerned backup programs. That > > > in itself tells us alot about what you are asking. First, whenever you > > > are talking about a script or utility that does backups, it's generally > > > desirable to be able to grab everything in a given location, plus save > > > permissions and ownership information; not to mention the hidden > > > .dotdirs. That's generally what backup programs do. If you tend to back > > > your stuff up to CDRW like I do, you might want to make a tar.gz archive > > > of your directory. In my case, I like to save the home user's directory > > > to a tar.gz archive, then put it on CDRW temporarily until I've upgraded > > > the system to the next latest distro. The following command will save > > > everything unilaterally and keep all ownership and permissions > > > information verbatim: > > > > > > cd /home > > > tar -zxpvf /tmp/storage/home_dir.tar.gz * > > > > > > If you then want to view what you've done after you complete this, you go > > > to the /tmp/storage directory and type: > > > > > > tar -ztpvf home_dir.tar.gz > > > > > > This doesn't do anything but pull a list of what's in the archive. The > > > "z" option on the tar command line tells the program to process the > > > archive with gzip, which gives it a respectable compression; saving you > > > alot of space. > > > > > > Hope this gets you started. Email again if you've got further questions. > > > > > > LX > > > > > > > shane wrote: > > > > > tar springs to mind......... > > > > > > > > If I knew how to use tar to backup / or /home > > > > > > > > I would not have asked the question. > > > > > > > > would you mind to tell me how to do this ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Just smugly saying tar ( Duh ) springs to mind, doesn't really answer > > > > the question. > > > > > > > > For anyone reading this , most of us when we ask a question , we mean > > > > > > > > Ok, HOW do you do that? > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------=_1012702969-31383-139 > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > ------------=_1012848226-31383-338 > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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