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Subject: Re: Quick, simple backup solution
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"Joe Wood" <dot.sn1tch@gmail.com> writes:

> I am looking for a quick backup solution for my freebsd machine. Currently I
> backup to a DDS-4 DAT drive using the following while in "/":
> 
>  
> 
> tar -cf /dev/sa0 -I /root/includes -X /root/excludes .
> 
>  
> 
> I am aware of bacula, Amanda, cpio, and dump but to me tar is the ideal
> method so if anyone had a simple script to automate this process I would
> greatly appreciate some help in making my own.

Since we have no idea *why* you consider tar ideal, we can't really
tell what would help your particular needs.

On my page of FreeBSD tricks (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/), 
I have a brief essay on what to consider when designing a backup
strategy (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/backup-strategy.txt), 
as well as some script I use for backups via both tar and dump 
(http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/scripts/systemTarBackup and 
http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/scripts/systemDumpBackup).

Make what you can out of these hints.

Be well.
-- 
Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
		http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/