[PLUG] Changing hardware but keeping system intact

[Russ Johnson]

* Greg Long <plug at maneuveringspeed.com> [2002-10-30 13:39]:
> Good point on permissions. I used for example to archive the /usr dir:
> 
> tar -czf usr.tgz /usr
> 
> Shouldn't that do the deal?  If not, it's no big, as these backups are
> two weeks old. I will do this early morn on a weekend most likely.

I would add a 'p' to that list of options:

$tar -zcpvf tarball.tar.gz /source

'p' is 'p'ermissions.

The 'v' would be optional, but causes 'v'erbos output. 

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Russ Johnson
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