tar cvzf backup.tar.gz `ls -a`

or just go up one directory and tar.gz that 

On Wednesday 11 September 2002 08:24 am, Simon Naish wrote:
> try this
>
> tar -cvzf `ls -A` backup.tar.gz
>
> should work ok
>
> :o)
>
> si
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Davor Cengija <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 11 Sep 2002 12:57:19 +0200
> To: Mandrake Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [expert] Tar file question
>
> > On Tue, 2002-09-10 at 10:24, Phil wrote:
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > Recently my bacon was saved through the use of backup files. However, I
> > > lost some of my hidden config files.
> > >
> > > Is it possible to archive hidden files with tar? This how I created a
> > > backup, and hidden files are not included.
> > >
> > > tar cjf archive.tar.bz2 *
> >
> > copy all the files you want to backup in a directory and tar/bzip thar
> > directory, tar cfvj archive.tar.bz2 bkpdir
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
> > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

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