> I was going to ask "how do you skip /proc when tarring?" but I'll read the man > page when I get home.
As you *did* ask, tar --exclude /proc. With GNU tar. With solaris tar dunno, you can't, need to use /bin /sbin /home etc leaving out /proc. I always thought the basic solaris command tools sucked big way. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.orcon.net.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
