From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 10 23:56:33 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from bne006m.webcentral.com.au (bne006m.server-mail.com [202.139.234.86]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E5F5937B422 for ; Sun, 10 Sep 2000 23:56:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 6946 invoked from network); 11 Sep 2000 06:56:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO poida) (203.147.164.178) by bne006m.server-mail.com with SMTP; 11 Sep 2000 06:56:26 -0000 Message-ID: <000801c01bbe$25e0ce80$0201010a@poida> From: "Peter Ranger" To: Subject: Tar Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 17:01:44 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C01C11.F678AF60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C01C11.F678AF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hello,=20 I am a 16 year old student, and I am currently setting up a home = network. I am trying to set up one of the computers for a backup = machine. This machine has a tape drive in it. I was wondering how to = use tar to back up entire folders and files to the tape drive. I need to be able to back up one directory that contains numerous other = directories containing files, could you please email me with the syntax = on how to use tar for this purpose. Thank you Peter Ranger ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C01C11.F678AF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
hello,
I am a 16 year old student, and I am = currently=20 setting up a home network.  I am trying to set up one of the = computers for=20 a backup machine. This machine has a tape drive in it.  I was = wondering how=20 to use tar to back up entire folders and files to the tape = drive.
I need to be able to back up one = directory that=20 contains numerous other directories containing files, could you please = email me=20 with the syntax on how to use tar for this purpose.
 
Thank you
Peter Ranger
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