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| Keith Warno wrote: | > | > Hello list. | > | > Anyone have an idea on how to backup the contents of a _partition_? I'm | > thinking maybe I could use dd but I'm not sure. | > | > For example, I would like to backup everything that resides on /dev/hda2. | > | > Ideas/suggestions much appreciated, as always. | | Well, the way I backup my system is with the tar command. It works well | for me. All you have to do is mount the partition you wish to backup to | some location, like /mnt or something. Change directory into the mount | point (etc: cd /mnt), and simply tar everything up: tar zcvf <filename> | * | | Please look at the man page for details on the four switchs I used on | tar. | | -- | Sam Carleton Yes... I'm proficient in tar usage, although tar is a poor choice in this case. The particular partition I need to backup is the root parition (/); in theory I could boot a rescue system, mount the root in /mnt as you said, and tar away (of course sticking the tar ball on another partition). However the box is heavily used and I would like to minimize downtime. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/