Re: tar question
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:04:37 -0800, Ralph Alvy wrote:
> 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?
The archive name is a parameter to the f option, not the z option.
tar cvzf /mnt... should work.
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