Hi :)
Ulrich Schneider enquired.
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herewith, a 3 of examples :
#!/bin/sh
# Zip Drive backup /home/tabanna
#
#
cd ~
exec tar czvf /zip/home`date +%y%m%d`.tar.gz /home/tabanna {} \; >/dev/null 2>&1
cd ~
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#!/bin/sh
#
# use tar to clone /home/tabanna to /dev/hdb3
#
mount /dev/hdb3 /mnt
df
cd /home/tabanna
tar clf - . | ( umask 0; cd /mnt; tar xvf - )
cd
df
umount /mnt
cd
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tar clf - . | ( umask 0; cd /mnt; tar xvf - )
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have a look at :
man tar
tar --help
info tar
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best wishes
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