On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:29:17 +0100, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > you need to --exclude /proc, or you'll run into problems. > You should exclude /sys, /dev/, /tmp and /var/run
And /sys and much of /mnt or /media. It's probably best to use the --one-filesystem option and specify the directories you do want tar --one-filesystem -czf /backup/name.tar.gz / /home /any/other/partition/ -- Neil Bothwick "I'm Not Sure If I'm Homosexual", Said Tom, Half In Earnest.
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