Duh! Question of the day....how do I backup a directory?

I want to backup a directory to a mounted drive and I want to compress the hell out of it. Here's my thought tar -cZvf /mount/tom/coo.tgz /home/tom/cxoffice I want to compress and include all the files and folders in the cxoffice directory and keep them recursive. How far off am I? Tom -- Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com