[OCLUG-Tech] what the heck is the rationale for 'X' in chmod command?

i can't believe i've never noticed the 'X' (upper case) permission setting for the chmod command, explained thusly in the man page: "The letters rwxXst select file mode bits for the affected users: read (r), write (w), execute (or search for directories) (x), execute/search only if the file is

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] does anyone still use "dump" for backups these days?

On 2018-02-22 10:46, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Thu, 22 Feb 2018, Dianne Skoll wrote: > > > On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:33:24 -0500 (EST) > > "Robert P. J. Day" wrote: > > > > > but what are folks out there using for their backups these days? > > > tar? rsync? amanda? > > >

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] does anyone still use "dump" for backups these days?

On Thu, 22 Feb 2018, Dianne Skoll wrote: > On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:33:24 -0500 (EST) > "Robert P. J. Day" wrote: > > > but what are folks out there using for their backups these days? > > tar? rsync? amanda? > > I use rsync. i'll keep track of the responses i get just

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] does anyone still use "dump" for backups these days?

On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:33:24 -0500 (EST) "Robert P. J. Day" wrote: > but what are folks out there using for their backups these days? > tar? rsync? amanda? I use rsync. Regards, Dianne. ___ Linux mailing list

[OCLUG-Tech] does anyone still use "dump" for backups these days?

i'm prepping to teach 5 days of compTIA linux+ next week, after which the students will have the option to write exams based on that content for their LPI certification, so i'm working my way through the course manual and just hit the section on backups, which opens with explaining how to use