Backup and compress directory with long pathnames to FS

[Michal Plandor]

hello
i'm looking for a procedure how to backup whole directory recursively with long path names and then compress it to one file
tar has a pathname limitation, so it doesn't work
i found pax as an alternative, but it seems to have a limitations too, 2gb file at most, etc.

do you please know about some utility which is able to backup the whole directory with long path names and files bigger than 2gb into one file on filesystem?

thanks in advance for any good points and thoughts

cheers,
miso

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

man tar or get GNU tar, but there is an option to retain full path.

HP has a tar patch that handles up to 8 GB.

fbackup will do large files and backups, but only to tape.

SEP

[Bill Hassell · Accepted solution]

Actually, fbackup is your choice. It will handle unlimited file sizes. The -f option can be a tape or a giant file. Use frecover to retrieve files and directories.

[Michal Plandor]

Hello guys,
fbackup/frecover solved my problem. It works like charm.
I'm still quite unsure about the correct parameters, but so far I've succeeded. :)

Thanks for pointing me out to right direction.

Cheers,
Miso