topic Re: tar command in Operating System - HP-UX

tar command

Carter Jay — Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:20:16 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to make a script in order to perform some incremental backup using tar.
Here is the beginning of my script.
I want to perform a tar file with files contained ina file created with a find command:

#!/bin/sh
BACK_H="/back/backlog"
echo "Creation Date:" > $BACK_H/logdate.log &&
date >> $BACK_H/logdate.log 2> $BACK_H/logerrordate.log &&
echo "Saved files :" > $BACK_H/logsave.log &&
find / -mtime -1 -print >> $BACK_H/logsave.log 2> $BACK_H/logerrorsave.log

I would like to inject files from my $BACK_H/logsave.log file in a new tar file?

How can I perform this?

Thanks in advance

Regards

Jerome

Re: tar command

Carter Jay — Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:23:23 GMT

Hi again,

The fact is that I would like one tar (no xarg issue).
after, i will use the mt command to mark the eof.

Thanks again

Regards

Jerome

Re: tar command

Carter Jay — Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:29:41 GMT

Apologise,

I've just seen the -I argument in a tar man.
Hope it is working

Regards

Jerome

Re: tar command

Deepak Extross — Tue, 17 Sep 2002 10:11:26 GMT

Assuming you have a tarball called X.tar, to add a file abc.sh to X.tar, you can:
tar -rvf abc.sh X.tar

Hope this helps.

Re: tar command

harry d brown jr — Tue, 17 Sep 2002 10:17:34 GMT

use fbackup

or better yet, search with google, on:

+incremental +backups +tar

and find hits like this:

http://www.linux-backup.net/full_inc.gwif.html

Of course you know that tar has a 2gb limitation, and that you should consider gnu's tar.

live free or die
harry

Re: tar command

harry d brown jr — Tue, 17 Sep 2002 10:48:00 GMT

Jerome,

I think you are talking about the GNU tar program, because the standard tar DOES NOT HAVE AN (I) option, but GNU tar does NOT have an (I) option either!

???

live free or die
harry