From: ichi@ihug.co.nz
To: Jerry James Haumberger <jerryjh@imt.net>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tar for "full" floppy backup?
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 08:10:17 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DF44FE9.69FB5E4D@ihug.co.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 200212081837.LAA15273@cu.imt.net
Jerry James Haumberger wrote:
>
> As it stands, it's possible to backup to multiple floppy
> disks with tar, but these cannot be compressed during the
> archival process.
Why not use tar twice: first with -zcf to make a compressed
archive and then with --multi-volume to write the archive
to floppy. Of course to retrieve it, you will also have
to use tar twice: first with --multi-volume to reconstruct
the archive and then with -cvf to unpack it.
Cheers,
Steven
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-09 8:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-08 18:38 tar for "full" floppy backup? Jerry James Haumberger
2002-12-09 8:10 ` ichi [this message]
2002-12-08 21:07 ` dashielljt
2002-12-09 18:11 ` ichi
2002-12-09 10:16 ` dashielljt
2002-12-09 12:38 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2003-01-04 17:50 ` pcmcia-cs quit working Chuck Gelm
2003-01-05 16:46 ` string manipulating? Chuck Gelm
2003-01-05 17:01 ` Jim Reimer
2003-01-05 17:42 ` Chuck Gelm
2003-01-05 17:56 ` Jim Reimer
2003-01-05 17:20 ` Brian Jackson
2003-01-05 17:23 ` Brian Jackson
2003-01-06 0:50 ` Chuck Gelm
2003-01-06 1:22 ` Brian Jackson
[not found] ` <3E19A91A.7EEB7666@wa5rrh.org>
2003-01-06 22:09 ` Chuck Gelm
2003-01-06 23:06 ` Brian Jackson
2003-02-19 22:56 ` PC speaker 'alert' Chuck Gelm
2003-02-20 2:33 ` whitnl73
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-09 7:00 tar for "full" floppy backup? Jerry James Haumberger
2002-12-09 10:32 ` dashielljt
2002-12-07 16:58 Mr. James W. Laferriere
2002-12-08 8:41 ` ichi
2002-12-07 20:03 ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-08 2:10 ` whitnl73
2002-12-07 9:24 Jerry James Haumberger
2002-12-07 18:34 ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-07 20:08 ` Rolf Edlund
2002-12-08 16:05 ` Ray Olszewski
2002-12-09 7:32 ` ichi
2002-12-11 18:12 ` Rolf Edlund
2002-12-08 8:36 ` ichi
2002-12-06 21:47 Jerry James Haumberger
2002-12-06 22:25 ` dashielljt
2002-12-06 22:26 ` dashielljt
2002-12-06 23:35 ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-07 0:10 ` Ray Olszewski
2002-12-07 0:53 ` dashielljt
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=3DF44FE9.69FB5E4D@ihug.co.nz \
--to=ichi@ihug.co.nz \
--cc=jerryjh@imt.net \
--cc=linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox