Re: tar question

["Bob_parker" <bob_parker@dodo.com.au>]

--------- Original Message --------
From: Ralph Alvy <ralvy@warpmail.net>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: tar question
Date: 01/12/03 13:22

>
> I'm trying to create a compressed backup of my home directory in the
> following location:
>
>         /mnt/back
>
> When I try it uncompressed with
>
>         tar cvf /mnt/back/20031130 ~
>
> it succeeds.
>
> But when I try to do it compressed with
>
>         tar cvfz /mnt/back/20031130 ~
>
> I get the following error message after it traverses the entire home
> directory:
>
>         tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
>
> What do I not understand about the tar command?

I think it wants
tar cvzf tarfilename pathtobackup

HTH
Bob
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