how do i tar a folder to another location?

steve51184 · 12-11-2009, 11:44 AM

how do i tar a folder to another location like if i want to backup my /var/www folder to /backup ?

atm i'm doing this to tar and then move it:

Code:

tar -czvf www.tgz /var/www
mv /var/www.tgz /backup

EricTRA · 12-11-2009, 11:59 AM

Hi,

Have a look at the man page of tar to find all options.

Code:

man tar

The easiest way would be to just put it in one command like this:

Code:

tar -czvf /backup/www.tgz /var/www

to create a compressed tar file of /var/www into a file named www.tgz that will be created under the directory /backup.

Kind regards,

Eric

steve51184 · 12-11-2009, 12:05 PM

ouch my bad... walks away in shame lol

thanks

EricTRA · 12-11-2009, 12:15 PM

No problem, sometimes one gets so involved in complex things that he/she overlooks the obvious (know that from past experience).

Kind regards,

Eric

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