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Subject: Re: TAR Question On Free-BSD
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tar cvf usr.tar /usr
watch out it will be big!  ;-)

Good Luck,
Nathan

Paul MacKenzie <pc.mackenzie@utoronto.ca> wrote:
> I know this is a really stupid question but I do not have the time to
> figure this out as it is an emergency,
> 
> How do i Create a TAR file on a server as a file (not going to a Tape
> Drive) on a particular directory?
> 
> Ie I want to back up the /usr directory and save it in a TAR file called
> usr.tar
> 
> PLEASE HELP! Please provide switches, etc...
> 
> Thanks a million for any assistance (as I know this is very basic and I
> feel like an idiot)
> 
> Paul
> 
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