On Sun, 2002-02-17 at 01:32, Jim Kershner wrote:
> From the tar manual:
Jim,
Thank you very much. This certainly clarifies the solution.
In using the -P option, then, would something like
# tar cvzfP tarfile.tar.gz files
be the correct application?
Regards,
Chuck
> --absolute-names
>
I appreciate the advice on how to automate TAR/GZIP.
Concerning the matter of restoring, especially something like a full
system backup, I am having another problem.
When I open up a TAR file, by default it will dump into the directory
where the TAR file is located. The problem is, if my my TAR/
