copying a home directory onto a removable drive and back

[Nils Kassube]

user1 wrote:
> > Recommendations?
> 
> I would use the dd command:
> 
> 
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/learn-the-dd-
> command-362506/
> 
> An example:
> 
> To backup a directory:
> 
> dd if=/home/user1 of=/mnt/sdc1/filename2.img

But this is not from the link above, is it? Maybe you should TRY this 
before posting. It doesn't work because dd can work with files but not 
with directories.


Nils