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SpreadTooThin
May 9, 2012, 1:04:57 PM5/9/12
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I'm trying to backup a user account with tar.
the users home directory has symbolic links to files elsewhere.
I don't want to archive the link to the file but rather the actual file.
I used tar -chf backup.tar directory
from the man page:
-H (c and r mode only) Symbolic links named on the command line will
be followed; the target of the link will be archived, not the link
itself.
-h (c and r mode only) Synonym for -L.
Did I do this correctly?
the users home directory has symbolic links to files elsewhere.
I don't want to archive the link to the file but rather the actual file.
I used tar -chf backup.tar directory
from the man page:
-H (c and r mode only) Symbolic links named on the command line will
be followed; the target of the link will be archived, not the link
itself.
-h (c and r mode only) Synonym for -L.
Did I do this correctly?
Jim Janney
May 14, 2012, 8:05:11 PM5/14/12
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tar -tvf backup.tar
to list the contents and verify this. Any symbolic links will display
in the normal format for ls -l.
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Jim Janney
Jim Gibson
May 14, 2012, 8:21:59 PM5/14/12
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<30331277.955.1336583097325.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yndz2>,
The best way to tell is to copy the tar file to another disk or
partition and unpack it. Do you get the file or the link when you do
this?
<30331277.955.1336583097325.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yndz2>,
partition and unpack it. Do you get the file or the link when you do
this?
Wes Groleau
May 15, 2012, 7:26:34 AM5/15/12
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-L (c and r mode only) All symbolic links will be followed.
Normally, symbolic links are archived as such. With this option, the
target of the link will be archived instead.
then you wouldn't have to ask
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Wes Groleau
You always have time for what you do first.
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