From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rhombus.bright.net ([205.212.123.75]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 1639kd-00083Z-00 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2001 00:35:19 -0500 Received: from enterprise (woos-max1-cs-13.dial.bright.net [209.143.18.32]) by rhombus.bright.net (8.12.1/8.12.1) with SMTP id fAC5ZJTQ013032 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2001 00:35:19 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001601c16b3b$a12b5a60$20128fd1@enterprise> From: "Thomas Ward" To: References: <000c01c16b2d$bd3a4ee0$7f7ef59b@essex.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Backing up entire system with tar Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 00:33:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C16B11.B7B6A160" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C16B11.B7B6A160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I use a dos/Windows program called Image cast which does the job = nicely. It makes an image of your drive as it is, and then can be sent to = another computer on the network, to another partition, or be burned onto = a cd. Haven't tried it with ext3, but it works good with ext2. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Saqib Shaikh=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca ; blinux-newbie@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 10:54 PM Subject: Backing up entire system with tar Hi, I keep on finding myself wanting to play with new things etc. Instead = of having to reinstall my system ever time I end up breaking something = (sorry, I'm a perfectionist who feels my system must be perfect!), can I = just back up my entire system with tar. The first question is: what is the syntax for this? Secondly, where will the tar file go. What I mean is, if the command = were: tar cf /* ./backup.tar then won't the program get into a loop since I'm backing up the = current directory, but also continually writing data to this directory? = Equally, if I mount a second partition under /mnt and save the tar file = to /mnt/backup.tar won't it try and backup the mounted partition also? I'd be greatful if anyone has the answer to my question. Thanks, Saqib ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C16B11.B7B6A160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, I use a dos/Windows program called = Image cast=20 which does the job nicely.
It makes an image of your drive as it = is, and then=20 can be sent to another computer on the network, to another partition, or = be=20 burned onto a cd.
Haven't tried it with ext3, but it = works good with=20 ext2.
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Saqib = Shaikh=20
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 = 10:54=20 PM
Subject: Backing up entire = system with=20 tar

Hi,
 
I keep on finding myself wanting to = play with new=20 things etc.  Instead of having to reinstall my system ever time I = end up=20 breaking something (sorry, I'm a perfectionist who feels my system = must be=20 perfect!), can I just back up my entire system with tar.
 
The first question is: what is the = syntax for=20 this?
 
Secondly, where will the tar file = go.  What=20 I mean is, if the command were:
tar cf /* ./backup.tar
then won't the program get into a = loop since I'm=20 backing up the current directory, but also continually writing data to = this=20 directory?  Equally, if I mount a second partition under /mnt and = save=20 the tar file to /mnt/backup.tar won't it try and backup the mounted = partition=20 also?
 
I'd be greatful if anyone has the = answer to my=20 question.
 
Thanks, Saqib
 
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