that's file locking for you. ignoring it could cause irreparable file damage. make sure no one is using the files you are backing up or if that's not possible make a copy of those files to a certain directory then backup that certain directory. On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:03:41 -0600, Darryl W. DeLao Jr. <ddelao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > When I run this with the -j option, it stops if someone has a particular > file open on the network. Is there a way to bypass this and make it > continue anyway, without hurting the end user that has the file open? > > Thanks, > Darryl > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Rino Mardo > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:59 AM > To: ddelao@xxxxxxxxx; General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Compression programs > > if you haven't already, you could use the "-j" option with tar to > compress with the bzip2 program. for example, "tar jcf tarfilename > <files>". this should do the trick. ;-) > > hth. > > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:55:50 -0600, Darryl W. DeLao Jr. <ddelao@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > What is the best program for Linux use as far as compressing files goes? > > > > I have shares that I tar up every night, but Im not impressed with the > final > > size of the tar file. Winrar on my Windows machine can do much better > > compression, but I would like to keep this on the server side so I can > > schedule jobs to do it all. > > > > Thanks, > > Darryl > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > "Every morning, I get up and look through the 'Forbes' list of the > richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work" > -- Robert Orben > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- "Every morning, I get up and look through the 'Forbes' list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work" -- Robert Orben -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
