Simple complete system backup excluding files or directories
tar zxpf backup.tgz -C /
You can extract any file or directory out of the backup.tgz file for recovery, for instance, if you have a corrupt or mis-configured fstab file, you could simply issue the command:
tar zxpf backup.tgz /ect/fstab -C /
Other options:
v add verbose option to see files processed
A far safer solution is to restore the desired files under a different directory, and then compare, move, or update the files to their original locations afterward.
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Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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tar -czpvf back_homeMe.tgz /home/username/ --exclude=/home/username/Pictures --exclude=/home/username/Softs --exclude=/home/username/.mozilla/seamonkey/gyk1k6ip.default/ImapMail/imap.gmail.com --exclude=/home/username/.thunderbird/13tjcdh3.default/ImapMailSo, I've announced the path to compress/backup very after archive name, I made single space between --exclude paths and I've ended without any space at the end of the line. Very restrictive input order for this command, isn't it?