"Joe Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am looking for a quick backup solution for my freebsd machine. Currently I > backup to a DDS-4 DAT drive using the following while in "/": > > > > tar -cf /dev/sa0 -I /root/includes -X /root/excludes . > > > > I am aware of bacula, Amanda, cpio, and dump but to me tar is the ideal > method so if anyone had a simple script to automate this process I would > greatly appreciate some help in making my own.
Since we have no idea *why* you consider tar ideal, we can't really tell what would help your particular needs. On my page of FreeBSD tricks (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/), I have a brief essay on what to consider when designing a backup strategy (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/backup-strategy.txt), as well as some script I use for backups via both tar and dump (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/scripts/systemTarBackup and http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/scripts/systemDumpBackup). Make what you can out of these hints. Be well. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
