Not if you use the --one-file-system switch. Jon
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Luciano Rabelo wrote: > because if I use tar to backup the /abc filesystem I will backup the > /abc/xyz filesystem too. but I don't want it. > > Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Luciano Rabelo wrote: > > > > > >>Thanks Jonathan! > >> > >>I want to backup on a DLT tape drive, for example, the /usr filesystem > >>without backing up any filesystems mounted below it. > > > > > > for something that straightforward, why not just use a combination > > of tar and gzip or bunzip2? > > > > you can also combine that with timestamps to do just incremental backups > > during the week, and a full backup on the weekend. > > > > rday > > > > -- > > > > Robert P. J. Day > > Eno River Technologies > > Unix, Linux and Open Source training > > Waterloo, Ontario > > > > www.enoriver.com > > > > > > > -- > > **************************************************************** > * Luciano Rabelo (Boozy) /\ ReggaeMon * > * http://www.rabelo.eti.br /\ Essa Galera eh o que ha! * > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] /\ http://www.reggaemon.cjb.net * > * UIN - 2507903 /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > **************************************************************** > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
