[lug] tar command with ZIP 250MB

[Trent Jarvi]

cp -R is very ugly when following special file types
(consider all the symbolic links in /usr/lib/*)  tar
-xf /dev/? is prefered for the task your after.

If your using vfat to backup and restore linux I can
only offer you a compass.  Your lost.  In fact if you
read my earlier reply youll find a fs is not required.

I look forward to when you email from a linux box.

Trent Jarvi
trentjarvi at yahoo.com

--- David Willcox <acesouth at frii.com> wrote:
> Ok. Thanks for the mount commands and the syntax for
> using the 'tar' command for
> backing up application data on Linux. But I would
> still like to know if there are any
> prefernces on backing uo to a Zip drive that some of
> you might have and also
> if I backup using  vfat as my file type and if I
> ever need to restore the data to Linux
> is it stored in Dos format using say a cp -R command
> ? Is there like a Reverse
> mount command to bring the data safely in Linux
> format from the Zip drive? OR
> can I simply mount the 'vfat for file type and cp -R
> back the data to it's original
> location with no porblems. I'm very Curious and
> again thanks for all the help,
> 
> Dave Willcox :-)
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