-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 03:33:25PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 12/05/07 15:26, Michael Pobega wrote: > > 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. > > Sure. tar understands stdin/stdout, so pipe it across an ssh link. >
Something like: tar cvvf foo.tar bar | ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "cat > foo.tar" Or am I doing it wrong (I most likely am)? I've never done any sort of piping through SSH before, so any sort of help would be appreciated. - -- 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHVzE/g6qL2BGnx4QRAmJNAKCArunL8L/Xvgp1k8oLLV+RPVav+ACeNajv HkyEMMESTc+sQjD4dGlJAug= =2JRz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
