On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 14:50, Mythical Proportions wrote: > Hi all. Long time computer user/IT staffer but new linux user running > RH8. > > 2 GNOME questions for you... > 1) I want to 're-organize' some of the items in the GNOME menu. In M$ > you can click and drag items around the start menu, but it doesn't > appear to work like that in GNOME. What conf file controls the gnome > menu (both per user and globally)? Last I heard, the Gnome Mneu editor was broken when 8.0 was shipped, so it was disabled. Not sure if/when it will get fixed. > 2) I removed the RHN/update widget from the toolbar and would like to > have it back. The little blue check mark makes me happy. What > applet/program/etc should I link to get it back? # /usr/bin/rhn_applet_gui Then save the desktop as you log out of Gnome > 1 just general query for good measure: > 3) I want to start tarring my home folders for backup. I know you can > tell tar to exclude certain files/folders, but I can't seem to get the > syntax write based on the man and --help stuff. I want to exclude one > folder within /home/user1 that has music files. > So... #: tar -cvz archive.tar /home/user1 > doesn't cut it. Anyone have any advice? Haven't tried it, but the man page for tar indicates you need a file that includes a list of files to exclude. Not sure if you can specify a directory or a wildcard in it. The syntax would then be something like: # tar -zcvf user1.tgz /home/user1 --exclude /home/user1/skip.these.files > Thanks in advance. Mystical > > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- ********************************************************************** Chris Kloiber, RHCE Red Hat,Inc. Hardware Certification aka 1801 Varsity Dr. Enterprise Support "WireHead" Raleigh, NC 27606 ********************************************************************** -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
