Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!killer!tness7!tness1!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Using tar for backups (Re: tar frustration) Summary: cpio? Message-ID: <1288@ficc.UUCP> Date: 19 Aug 88 14:39:29 GMT References: <1670003@hpcilzb.HP.COM> <5762@super.upenn.edu> <1990@stpstn.UUCP> Organization: SCADA Lines: 8 Why don't you use cpio instead of tar for backups? Something like: find $dir -newer $dir/.backup -print | cpio -ocv >/dev/rmt0 touch $dir/.backup -- Peter da Silva `-_-' Ferranti International Controls Corporation. "Have you hugged U your wolf today?" sugar.uu.net!ficc!peter.