I found this webpage useful for describing how to use tar for full backups:
http://www.aboutdebian.com/tar-backup.htm Keith Ostertag > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 03:48:07PM +0100, Claudius Hubig wrote: >> Hey, >> >> Bonno Bloksma <b.blok...@tio.nl> wrote: >> > tar -zcf /mnt/backup/linXXX-lenny.tar.gz / --exclude /mnt >> --exclude /proc --exclude /sys >> >Is there anything else I need to exclude? Using Lenny with kernel >> 2.6.26-2-686 it seems my backup is running "forever" >> >> I would suggest also excluding /dev, /tmp, /var/tmp and maybe /media, >> depending upon your needs. >> > I'd also exclude lost+found > > -Rob > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/111f3c4a557a4ea0bc50f314a9fbb14b.squir...@webmail.strucktower.com
