tar -cvvf file.tar dir Thanks, Tyler Littlefield. Vertigo head coder "My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features." msn: compgeek134 at hotmail.com email: compgeek13 at gmail.com aim: st8amnd2005 skype: st8amnd127 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Moore" <christopher.h.moore@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 6:06 PM Subject: backing up home directory > Hello, > I want to back up my home directory and move it into its own partition. > I'm thinkig of using tar to accomplish this. What flags do I need in > order to preserve the file permissions and dot files? > > Thanks > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
