find /mnt/win2k -name *.doc -print | cpio -ovB > <backup_filename> <<JAV>> ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Randy Chrismon <rchrismon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 23:17:25 -0400 Subject: Don't Quite Understand TAR and CPIO > I'm wanting to make a tar-ball, or similar, backup of certain files > on the Win2K (fat32) partition on my mostly RedHat box. For example, > I'd like to backup (create a tar-ball) of the *.doc files on my > Win2K partition, mounted at /mnt/win2k. From the documentation, it > seems like CPIO is the choice using a find command; e.g.: > > find /mnt/win2k/*.doc | cpio -o ... > > This doesn't seem to work, however, in that the find command doesn't > return the path/filename of the *.doc files I'm trying to archive. > > What am I missing here? > > Thanks. > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list ------- End of Original Message ------- -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
