Actually I do. But it is more complicated than that. If I tgz up the /home/user directory, then the tgz file would be over 10GB in size. Breaks the 2GB limit. So I get a directory listing and then tgz up each directory individually so that it doesn't give me any tgz file larger than 2GB in size. I can post the whole script if anybody wants, but I wanted to get a few bugs out of it before releasing it to the general public. I found this problem when I was baking up a VMware Virtual machine. There are 2 files that have spaces in them: Red Hat Linux.vmsd Red Hat Linux.vmx So when the script runs, it breaks them apart at the spaces and tries to tar up "Red", "Hat", Linux.vmsd and Linux.vmx Thanks Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Bliss > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 3:01 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: scripting problem > > Steve, > The easiest way to work around the space problem is to just use tar to > backup the home directory. > > Aaron > > Steven Buehler wrote: > > I am hoping that someone here can help me with this. I am running a > little > > script that backs up some directories for me. Below is snippet that > gets me > > into trouble. > > --------------------- > > #!/bin/sh > > DIRSTOBACKUP=`/bin/ls -d1 /home/user/*` > > for NAMEDIR in ${DIRSTOBACKUP[@]} > > do > > echo $NAMEDIR > > done > > --------------------- > > > > The problem is that some of the directories have spaces in the names. > When > > running the for loop, it will take the new NAMEDIR at the space. So > "Red > > Hat" would end up listing as 2 directories, "Red" and "Hat". Any way > around > > this? > > > > Thanks > > Steve > > > > > > -- > Aaron Bliss > Systems Administrator > SUNY Brockport > (585) 395-2417 > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
