> >tar -cvlO /disk /disk2 | split -b 500000 - file.tar. The downside to doing this is that recovery becomes difficult if any of the split files is lost or becomes corrupted. If you want to stay below a certain size you could (if possible) tar up individual subdirectories.
If you've got directories larger than the size limit you can still break it up alphabetically. Could get tedious though. > Last backup system i tried to set up > didnt work too well since the company who made the tape drive went out of > business about 2 weeks after i bought it. Anyone want a brand new onstream > drive? :) Pity about that. I've been using an onstream drive for backups for about 3 years now without a single failure. -- Ian -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
