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Henry Bremridge wrote: > Create a file list of all files that you want backing up > > $ls -laF > files_to_back_up.txt > > Once created go through the list and remove the files you do not want > > $tar -cvf filename.tar --files-from=files_to_backup.txt > > This will create a tar file of the files you want backing up > I suggest then > > $bzip2 filename.tar > > (and yes you can include the compressing as part of the tar command but I > prefer doing it seperately. The tar creation is quick, the compression is SLOW ) > > Done > > > or.. cd /home tar cf neil-home.tar /home/neil *wait* bzip2 -9 neil-home.tar then copy neil-home.tar.bz2 to a safe place.. Personally I tend to setup /home as a separate mount point... saves issues.. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html