I;m going to print these out so I don't lose them. :)
On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 20:31, amarpreet rattan wrote: > hello, > > to tar the contents of FOLDER (in the parent directory of FOLDER) type > the following > > tar cfz FOLDER.tar.gz FOLDER/* > > this creates the tar file FOLDER.tar.gz (the flags c=create, f=file, > z=zip) > > to untar/unzip the folder type (in the directory containing > FOLDER.tar.gz) > > tar xfz FOLDER.tar.gz > > (x-extract, f=file, z=unzip). > > this will untar the contents of FOLDER.tar.gz > > btw, i don't blame you for not knowing how to use the tar command, if > you ask me, the man pages on the tar command are atrocious. > > amps > > On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 20:04, J. Kelley Jernigan wrote: > > BTW, exactly what format would this command take to tar the folder? > > Please excuse the dumb questions but there is so much I don't know about > > Linux. > > > > I tried just burning the folder to a CD-ROM but that didn't work. > > > > Kelley > > > > On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 19:07, Jully wrote: > > > You should be able to just tar+gz/bz2 the "evolution" dir in your home > > > dir - and then just extract to the same location when you want to use it > > > again. Simple as that. > > > > > > On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 11:00, J. Kelley Jernigan wrote: > > > > How does one backup Evolution so that it still works after either a > > > > fresh OS install or an upgrade? > > > > > > > > Thanks. -- J. Kelley Jernigan The Hovercrafters Resource http://www.hovercraftersresource.com - Registered Linux User # 282143 Mandrake 9.2 - "If what you believe does not reflect truth, then what you feel does not reflect reality." Dr. Neil Anderson _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
