On Fri, 30 Sep 2005, Joe Mc Cool wrote: > my ancient, but reliable, backup script is essentially: > > find /my_dir | cpio -ov > /dev/st0
find /my_dir \( -type f -o -type l \) | tar zcvf /dev/st0 -T - - grep out stuff you don't want before tar > I also need to know how to restore. cd / tar zxvfp /dev/st0 c ya alvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]