On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:32 AM, BALAJI :) <balaji.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > I am using Debian Lenny, kernel version: 2.6.26-1-686. > I am very new to linux. > Can you please let me know the steps for backing up my linux PC (maybe to a > CD) and later restoring from it when required. > Also let me know if I can install any Open source S/W that can do the above > task (something like scheduled backup). > Thanks in Advance, > *BALAJI* > tar -cR /home /etc > backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar will give you a tarball of your home and etc directories. i didn't verify the date parameters to assure the date parameters will give what i expect in the file name. to restore, you'd do: tar -xvf backup-blah.tar / if you want to write to a cd, look at mkisofs and cdrecord or wodim. look at cron for scheduling. you might also look at amanda for a full backup solution. but depending on what you're doing that may be overkill. fyi, nothing here is kernel or distribution specific. tar and cron should be installed on *every* unix system for the past 20+ years.
