Hi Sam :) i am a newby so i don't know too much :( .. . . what about making a shell script something like this :- #!/bin/sh # shell script named "bup" # tar etc # tar czvf /zip/etcYYMMDD.tar.gz /etc /root /boot /and/what/ever/else/you/want then, at the command line, type 'sh bup' . . . and off you go ? best :) ____________ sent on Linux ____________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Si votre email etait sur iFrance vous pourriez ecouter ce message au tel ! http://www.ifrance.com : ne laissez plus vos emails loins de vous ... gratuit sur iFrance : emails (20 MO, POP, FAX), Agenda, Site perso
