Ooops... I started deleting a crap-load of mail from my archives and then
just simply forgot about this one!!
I hope you haven't been cursing me, waiting for a reply. :-)
Try the following:
tar -cMv --exclude /proc/* -f /dev/tape /
--Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Thanks for the info, but now the question is what tar command do I use to
> exclude this directory?
> tar cMvf /dev/tape / seems to work so that it will use multiple tapes,
what
> swtch is to exclude ?
> TX
>
>
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/19/2000 07:31:56 PM
>
> Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc: (bcc: Lad Gaal/MarconiMedical)
>
> Subject: Re: [newbie] TAR Issue
>
>
>
> Nothing in /proc is "really" a file. These are generated by the kernel
when
> you cat the file for information. They appear as files... but only
"somtain"
> something when reqeusted.
>
> You should leave this directory out of your backup as it will be
re-created
> should you need to restore.
>
> --Greg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> >
> >
> > Well everything was working fine. I was on my third tape when it reached
> > ./proc/kcore and it just sat there! I tried the whole routine again, and
> once
> > again it died in the same place with different tapes. What is
> ./proc/kcore?
> > Anybody know how I can get around this situation? I want a total back up
> of my
> > system before I install Mandrake 7.1! BTW- Can I upgrade form 6.0 to 7.1
> with
> > minimal impact on PHP PostgreSQL etc?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/19/2000 02:20:43 PM
> >
> > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > cc: (bcc: Lad Gaal/MarconiMedical)
> >
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] TAR Issue
> >
> >
> >
> > "Lad. Gaal" wrote:
> > >
> > > I want to back up the hard drives on my unit to a SCSI 8mm tape
> > > (exabyte 8205) drive. For the life of me I can't figure out how to get
> > > the tar command to go more than one tape.
> > [...]
> > > I've tried
> > > tar -cvf /dev/tape /. but when the tape fills it dies, so I tried
> > > tar -cvLf /dev/tape /. I just get a bunch of ASII across the monitor.
> >
> > Try this one :
> >
> > tar cMvf /dev/tape /
> >
> > This will create a multi-volume archive. But maybe if you compressed it
> > (with the 'z' flag), it would take only one tape.
> >
> > HTH
> > Flupke
> > --
> > << There's no place like ~! >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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