snapshot of home

[Basil Chupin]

On 29/01/12 16:26, Thufir Hawat wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:57:49 -0500, Rashkae wrote:
>
>
>> mkdir /tmp/backup-home
>> cd
>> tar -cj . | split -b 4.2G - /tmp/backup-home/backup.tar.bz.
>>
>> When finished, you should have a bunch of backup files in the
>> /tmp/backup-home folder.
>
> Ah, interesting, just tar.   That would work fine I think.  Will that
> split a file in half?  To put it all back together, do I need all discs?

A single layer DVD is 4.7GB big but don't put more than 4.2GB on it 
because you need to allow for file names etc.

A dual layer DVD is 8.5GB big but don' put more than 8.0GB on it for the 
same reasons.

Do you need all the discs to put Humpty Dumpty together when he falls 
off the wall? It's and easy calculation.

BC

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