Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:21:11 +0200 From: "loiein" <loiein@hccnet.nl> To: "Doug Paquette" <dcpaq2@sbcglobal.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Backing up files Message-ID: <PMECKNLKMMGLAGNOAHHNMEEFFBAA.loiein@hccnet.nl> In-Reply-To: <001301c46767$6770e1c0$0201a8c0@monster2500>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Doug Paquette > Sent: zondag 11 juli 2004 18:52 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Backing up files > > > Group, > > I am extremely new to Free BSD and Im sorry for the probably > basic questions but I need to know. > > I am installing some mods to my phpbb message board and I have > been told to "backup" my stuff before I install these mods incase > something should go wrong. > > I am wondering what the command line would be to accomplish this? > > My current webmaster who has been doing the work for me has been > extremely busy the past few weeks and has no time to help me > right now so im forced to learn this on my own. > > The files he has been creating end in .tar.gz and .bak. > > Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. > .tar is the standard extension for a TAR-file, see http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/tar.html or 'man tar' .gz is the extension for GNU-zip, see http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/gzip.html or 'man gzip' a file that ends in .tar.gz is a zipped-tar-file... so, you have to first unZIP it, and then unTAR it.
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