Return to BSD News archive
Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!uunet!news.sprintlink.net!sundog.tiac.net!spoon.beta.com!mcgovern From: mcgovern@spoon.beta.com (Brian McGovern) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Selective tar-ing... Date: 11 Sep 1994 05:11:00 GMT Organization: /etc/organization Lines: 12 Message-ID: <34u3h4$c9l@sundog.tiac.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: spoon.beta.com I was wondering if there was a way to have tar archive only files that have changed since a certain date, or that have been modified since a prior tar-ing. The reason is that I wish to use my tape drive (250 MB Jumbo on a 500MB Seagate IDE drive), and I'd like to automate the process for late night. Right now, its not a problem, because I'm using like %20 percent of my space, and a full backup easily on a tape. However, as the system grows, and I go over 250MB of data, I'd like to be able to run monitored full backups, and then have it do selectives automatically at night. Thanks in advance. -Brian