Simple Backup Using TAR
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01/30/2012 - Linux 

Simple Backup Using TAR

Use this command to backup all important system data:

tar -pcvf /backup.tar /root /home /var /etc

Review contents of backup with this command:

tar -tvf backup.tar 

Extract the files using this command:

tar -pxf backup.tar


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