On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:07:50 -0600, Dale wrote: > > Yes, because the files are stored in an archive file, not directly on > > the CD. dar can split the archives into CD (or DVD) sized chunks and > > kdar can (AFAIR) write them to disc. dar also creates an index of > > what's in which file and writes this to the first and last backup > > files.
> May need a little more info on this archive part. If I use this to back > up my whole system and then lets say the hard drive fails completely. I > can just untar or unzip to restore the system right? I have some data > to back up but I may use this to do a system back-up too. dar uses its own archive format, so you'll need a live disc with the dar executable to unpack them. I think there's a statically compiled version of dar available that you can chuck on your backup discs. > While I am at it, if I do a system back up, do I need to worry about > backing up /proc and /sys? From my understanding the kernel generates > these when it boots up. Just curious about what I really need to back > up. Oh, what about /dev too. I use udev and have the tarball set to > no. All three are virtual filesystems, so you should not attempt to back them up. I prefer to use the --one-filesystem option when backing up with tar, dar has a similar option AFAIR. -- Neil Bothwick Grow your own dope, plant a politician!
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