It was Nov 3, 2000, 18:14, when Jeff Malka keyboarded:
>1) Is the correct command tor a full tape:
>
>tar cvf /dev/ht0 or tar cvf /dev/ht0 /
>Does it include the "/"?
The second one will work for you, and yes, it will also backup /
>Does this erase the previous backup on the tape or add it after it?
since you use the 'c' (create) parm it will erase the previous backup
>2) How does one exclude the /mnt partition from the backup?
Just do this:
tar cvf /dev/ht0 -X <skipfile> /
In <skipfile> (which is a name you choose) you write the directories you
don't want backed up. E.g., I put /home/paul/.netscape/cache in there,
since I don't feel that is so important to back up.
>3) To restore, what would be the command? Does this restore the "system" or
>does one need to re-install to restore a working linux system?
You need to reinstall a working system before you can restore the tape.
The restore command is tar xvf /dev/ht0 <whatever you want to restore>
>4) how to delete the tape?
Don't know.
Paul
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