Re: [newbie] How to TAR directory

to:[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? > -- >

Re: [newbie] How to TAR directory

On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, KompuKit wrote: >How would I use the command TAR... >to compress the /etc/ directory... > >so I can back it up...on another drive? This would work (would make a copy to /mnt/etcbackup): (cd /etc && tar cpf - .) | (cd /mnt/etcbackup && tar xpf -) Paul -- Flowers grow whe

RE: [newbie] How to TAR directory

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

Re: [newbie] How to TAR directory

wow...got this back in 1 minuteIT's FIXED...hurrah KompuKit wrote: > > How would I use the command TAR... > to compress the /etc/ directory... > > so I can back it up...on another drive? > -- >Registered Linux User:73821 > <===KompuKit===> >

[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? -- Registered Linux User:73821 <===KompuKit===> Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]