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Backup with tar
Authored by: bluehz on May 16, '02 02:08:21PM

I have been delving into the Linux world on an old dumpster PC I saved. I noticed that Linux people use tar as a means of backing up. There are numerous scripts and examples if you look around the Linux community. Many of them sophisticated enough to maintain incremental backups in one tar file. Just something to think about - when you star realizing just how much more capable tar is than we think.

Also - give willie a break...at least he brought up the topic and started this discussion. Did you do that????

No one should be chided for trying to teach others - thats what we are all here for - its a community - I learn from you and you learn from me. Many times I may not know how to do something or believe I know how to do something when I realy don't. Through the gracious users at MacOSXHints - I have been taught the right ways and what was wrong with the way I was doing it. That doesn't make me stupid or an idiot - it just means I (like most of us that come here) have a lot to learn. So please - if you know a better way of doing something - use a little grace and tact in informing the rest of us - no need for name calling.



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