Will this command do the job for backup? rsync -vpa / /home/user/backup How would I exclude these files below: /lost+found /media /mnt and others which I do not need. And what is the compression lever by rsync (using -a option)? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines