Unless you have a very odd version of Linux, the terminal output is NOT stored there. It's a device file. In fact, backing it up would actually be dangerous to your health (or at least your system's health) because on restore, you would end up deleting a device and replacing it with an ordinary file. Unless bacula was smart enough to remember the major and minor node numbers etc. - but why would it do that?
These device "non-files" are essential for the survival of a Unix system - in fact, bacula itself probably need it already in place to access your tape drive or hard disk - and are automatically installed every time you boot your operating system. Don't touch it, and do not, ever, back it up. And if you do have ordinary files in /dev? Move them elsewhere. I don't even know if it is possible to put ordinary files there. So the real question is: why does /dev/tty12 appear to take up a lot of space? Could you type this command and post the output: ls -lah /dev/tty12 Mine looks like this: crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 12 Dec 6 05:01 /dev/tty12 The c means "it's a character device, not a file" And the 4, 12 means: major node 4, minor node 12. Stefan Sorin Nicolin wrote: > Hi, > > I have yet another exclusive configuration need. I'd like to back up a > file _without_ it's contents. I noticed that under Gentoo Linux /dev/ > tty12 takes a lot of useless space. The terminal output is stored > there - somethig that I can very well live without in case I have to > restore a system from backup. > The only way I can imagine it right now is to exclude the file > completely and create a dedicated restore jobdef where /dev/tty12 is > created per runscript directive. This doesen't feel right though. > Any ideas? > > Thanks much. > > Stefan Sorin Nicolin > http://nicolinux.org > > --- > Unix guy, Mac head, Rails wannabe, > iPhone Dev-ious, Computer Science > alumnus, usability guesspert and > overall big time visionary > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > -- Kevin Keane Owner The NetTech Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About Office: 866-642-7116 http://www.4nettech.com This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the e-mail and any copies, printouts or attachments thereof. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
