On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 03:21:20PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 12/05/07 10:12, Michael Pobega wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 08:29:03PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > [snip] > >> Plain old "date"? No. I prefer `date +%y%m%d.%H%M`. > > > > > > I'm trying to write a shell script to use tar for backups, but I want to > > know; Which directories are nessecary to backup with tar and which > > aren't? Obviously /bin, /usr, /home, /boot, /lib, /srv (Where I keep > > all of my chroots) and /etc are, but are any of the other directories > > mandatory to backup? Or are any of these directories fruitless to > > backup? > > Did you get the script I attached to the email you replied to? It > works like a champ for me. > I got it, but although that script may work for you it's too particular of a use; I have a lot of files I need to backup, so it'd be better for me to backup everything manually myself. My shell script works, but I keep running out of disc space; Does anyone know if there's a way I can transfer the file over to my other laptop once it's done tarring (Effectively removing the need for a /backup dir on my HDD?) Once I hit 13G on my root partition I run out of room. My shell script it attached. -- If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman
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