Re: [TCLUG:18702] SQOTD (simple Q. of the day)

[Mark K <mkroska@readynetgo.com>]

Tim--

I would use:

tar cvz /path/to/user/dir/* > /path/to/desired/tar/location/file.tar.gz

c = create
v = verbose mode (for debug or just to watch
z = gzip compress it

.tar.gz or .tgz are both acceptable extentions, just depends on your
school of thought (no pun intended)

The key to this whole thing is the ">" redirect that I think you were
missing...definately critical or garbage will appear.

Make sure the /* and the .tar.gz are not in the same dir for this
operation or it will recurse and fill the disk.

Regards,
Mark


On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Timothy Wilson wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> 
> I've got a couple kids would did some C++ programming on my Linux server
> this spring. Now they'd like to take all of their files home with them. I
> want to tar and gzip them, but I can't get the tar command options right.
> ('man tar' didn't help any) My last effort resulting in many pages of
> garbage popping out of laser
> printer.
> 
> So, what would I type to archive a users's entire home directory into a
> tar.gz?
> 
> -Tim
> 
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