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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Doug Paquette
> Sent: zondag 11 juli 2004 18:52
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Backing up files
> 
> 
> Group,
> 
> I am extremely new to Free BSD and Im sorry for the probably 
> basic questions but I need to know.
> 
> I am installing some mods to my phpbb message board and I have 
> been told to "backup" my stuff before I install these mods incase 
> something should go wrong.
> 
> I am wondering what the command line would be to accomplish this?
> 
> My current webmaster who has been doing the work for me has been 
> extremely busy the past few weeks and has no time to help me 
> right now so im forced to learn this on my own.
> 
> The files he has been creating end in .tar.gz and .bak.
> 
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
> 

.tar is the standard extension for a TAR-file,
see http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/tar.html or 'man tar'

.gz is the extension for GNU-zip,
see http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/gzip.html or 'man gzip'

a file that ends in .tar.gz is a zipped-tar-file...
so, you have to first unZIP it, and then unTAR it.