On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 12:26:47PM -0500, Joel J. Adamson wrote: > Howdy, > > I'm using Slackware GNU/Linux 12.0 and would like to back up certain > files in my home directory: these are just data and configuration files, > not system files of any kind. Reading the `tar' manual I came across > the backup scripts, on my system in /usr/bin/backup. I created a > backup-specs file, and have gotten a bunch of errors that don't seem to > jive with the documentation. Here's my backup-specs file: > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > # backups for joel > # > > ADMINISTRATOR=joel > #BLOCKING=8 > TAPE_FILE=/dev/sdb1 > VOLNO_FILE=/home/joel/var/backup/volno_file/ > > BACKUP_HOUR="now" > # BACKUP_DIRS=" > # /home/joel/ado > # /home/joel/data > # /home/joel/docs > # /home/joel/svn_repo > # /home/joel/Mail > # /home/joel/News > # /home/joel/lisp" > BACKUP_FILES=" > /home/joel/office-directory > /home/joel/.emacs > /home/joel/.emacs-custom.el" > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > The directories are commented out for testing purposes (to avoid doing > the whole thing). > > When I run backup I get: > > /home/joel/etc/backup Super-User > backup -f --time=now > backup -f --time=now > /dev/sdb1: Invalid argument
Perhaps it needs to be mounted. grep mount /usr/sbin/backup didn't produce anything. Tom
