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Try:

tar -cjvfn file.tar.bz2 /home

c=create archive
j=compress with bzip2
v=verbose
f=write archive to file

When you go to extract this, make sure you include -p in your options,
which causes it to set protection information (owner and permissions).
Joe

Christopher Moore wrote:
> 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
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