[Gllug] Backup problems

[Bruce Richardson]

On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 10:48:31PM +0100, Adrian wrote:
> I cannot get my backup script to work properly...
> 
> This is what it says now:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> mt -f /dev/st0 retension
> tar -czvf /dev/st0 / -X /etc/ex-bak.txt
> mt -f /dev/st0 offline
> 
> 
> While ex-bak.txt says:
> 
> /proc/*

Try 

	/proc

instead.  An alternative would be to tell tar to stick to one
filesystem.  Then it would automatically ignore /proc, /sys and the
like.  It would mean that you would need to iterate over a series of
paths to do a full backup (unless you happen to have your entire storage
arranged into one partition).

-- 
Bruce

I see a mouse.  Where?  There, on the stair.  And its clumsy wooden
footwear makes it easy to trap and kill.  -- Harry Hill
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