Re: Backup Tar

2003-06-28 Thread Bill Moran
DanB wrote: If I tar my files on freebsd box then FTP them to a window 98 box can I use that file to reinstall on a new Freebsd box? You're a little vague ... But as long as you do the FTP transfer in binary mode you'll be able to unpack the tar archive again. If you properly tarred up

Re: Backup Tar

2003-06-28 Thread Doug Hardie
On Saturday, Jun 28, 2003, at 05:48 US/Pacific, Bill Moran wrote: DanB wrote: If I tar my files on freebsd box then FTP them to a window 98 box can I use that file to reinstall on a new Freebsd box? You're a little vague ... But as long as you do the FTP transfer in binary mode you'll be able