On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 04:48:07PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > Owen Townend wrote: >> >> On 2/29/08, *Kent West* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> I have a small server on which I need to backup the /home partition. >> >> I have a Barracuda Terastation Pro backup server sitting right next to >> it, connected via Ethernet. >> >> I don't need anything fancy; just simple and reliable. >> >> Hey, >> If all is working except for the 2GB file limit (documented or >> otherwise) you can just use 'split' to break the archive into smaller >> parts: >> eg: >> `split -b 2000m backup.tar.gz backup.tar.gz.` >> or pipe tar straight to it: >> `tar ${your-args} | split -b 2000m - backup.tar.gz.` >> >> You can then join them by using 'cat': >> `cat backup.tar.gz.* > backup.tar.gz` > > This sounds very promising, but I can't seem to wrap my brain around the > syntax required. I just tried this command: > > sudo tar -cvzf /TERASTATIONBACKUP/2008Feb29.tgz /home | split -b 2000m - > 2008Feb29.tgz
The -f option of tar identifies the output file, and its argument should be - (a single dash) to use standard output. -- Ken Irving, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
