backup and hidden files in tar

Alexander Dalloz alexander.dalloz at uni-bielefeld.de
Thu Jul 22 16:26:23 UTC 2004


Am Do, den 22.07.2004 schrieb J.L. Coenders um 18:17:


> How do I include backup and hidden files in my tar archives? I want a complete 
> backup of my home directory, including all settings.

> - Jeroen

man tar    tar --help

tar cf /backup.of.my.home.tar /home/jlcoenders

As long as you don't instruct tar to exclude objects it will take all
below the given path.

Alexander


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