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From: Christopher Moore <christopher.h.moore@verizon.net>
Subject: backing up home directory
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Hello,
I want to back up my home directory and move it into its own partition.  
I'm thinkig of using tar to accomplish this.  What flags do I need in 
order to preserve the file permissions and dot files?

Thanks
Chris