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  • From: Ian Scott <mriscott AT yahoo.co.uk>
  • To: ariadne AT acepia.net.au
  • Cc: mriscott AT yahoo.co.uk, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Help !
  • Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 03:40:50 -0500 (EST)

> Seems to me like there is a good case (when I have recovered properly)
> for setting up a /BACKUP directory where I hold a mirror copy of / .
> This BL installation is on a 34 GB partition, so I am not short of room.

If possible, it is better to do this backup onto another partition.

Also, you will save time if you archive and compress the data.

e.g. tar -cvzf /otherpartition/backup.tgz -x /otherpartition /

The options mean:
c - create an archive
v - verbose - tell me what you're doing
z - compress
f /otherpartition/backup.tgz - archive to given file
-x /otherpartition - don't archive /otherpartition
/ archive everythng under / (except what is specified with -x)



You can then restore it with

tar -xvzf /otherpartition/backup.tgz -C /

x - extract
-C / target directory of /

Ian




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