eric.linux@t-online.de discussed ~ Hi as root, on console, just tried < info tar > & it works ok { but am using an old version of SuSE } tar is great ~ use it all the time ~ small backup scripts, in my /root directory, run by cron like : .............. #!/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 ................ #!/bin/sh # backup /etc /root /boot /usr/local # exec tar czvf /bup/etc`date +%y%m%d`.tar.gz /etc /root /boot /usr/local ................. #!/bin/sh # backup /home # exec tar czvf /bup/home`date +%y%m%d`.tar.gz /home .................... #!/bin/sh # backup /var # exec tar czvf /bup/var`date +%y%m%d`.tar.gz /var/named /var/cron/tabs /var/spool/mail /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/greek ..................... # great to clone a hard disk # tar clf - . | ( umask 0; cd /mnt; tar xvf - ) ........................ best wishes ____________ sent on Linux ____________