Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:15:13 -0500 From: Nathan Ahlstrom <nrahlstr@winternet.com> To: Paul MacKenzie <pc.mackenzie@utoronto.ca>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: TAR Question On Free-BSD Message-ID: <19990607171513.C25051@winternet.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990607180632.009f9ac0@mail.elehost.com>; from Paul MacKenzie on Mon, Jun 07, 1999 at 06:08:36PM -0400 References: <4.1.19990607180632.009f9ac0@mail.elehost.com>
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tar cvf usr.tar /usr watch out it will be big! ;-) Good Luck, Nathan Paul MacKenzie <pc.mackenzie@utoronto.ca> wrote: > I know this is a really stupid question but I do not have the time to > figure this out as it is an emergency, > > How do i Create a TAR file on a server as a file (not going to a Tape > Drive) on a particular directory? > > Ie I want to back up the /usr directory and save it in a TAR file called > usr.tar > > PLEASE HELP! Please provide switches, etc... > > Thanks a million for any assistance (as I know this is very basic and I > feel like an idiot) > > Paul > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Nathan Ahlstrom FreeBSD: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ nrahlstr@winternet.com PGP Key ID: 0x67BC9D19 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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