Bob Miller wrote:
Mr O wrote:
I've seen it come across the list before but don't know an easy
way of searching the archives. How do I tar my home directory
and a couple others so I can move them off disk to restore later
with all permissions?
Tar always records the ownership and permission information. The
trick is in untarring it correctly. When you untar it, (a) be the
superuser and (b) supply the "p" flag.
# tar xfzp somefile.tar.gz
^
Tar ignores the "-" in the option string. Hence doing it as
Bob has shown here "xfzp" is legal. But I don't think it is
a good idea.
Remember that code is communication. You are communicating to
two general entity types: the computer, and to humans. Since
all other programs use a dash to indicate the option, it is more
regular to use it with tar as well. For the benefit of humans.
Humans can read more quickly and accurately if the writing style
is consistent.
Also, when restoring I should untar home first before creating
the user right?
No. Other way around.
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