archiving

Zipping a directory in Linux terminal

by Vivek Gite on October 31, 2007 · 8 comments

Q. How do I zip files in Linux so that I cam email them to my friend? How do I zip files on server at shell prompt? A. zip is a compression and file packaging utility for Unix, Linux, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, Windows NT, Minix, Atari and Macintosh, Amiga and Acorn RISC OS etc. This [...]

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Exclude Certain Files When Creating A Tarball Using Tar Command

by Vivek Gite on October 18, 2006 · 4 comments

How can I keep out certain files when creating a tarball? For example:

/home/me/file1
/home/me/dir1
/home/me/dir2
/home/me/abc
/home/me/xyz

How do I execute zyz and abc file while using a tar command?

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Backup Home Directories in Linux

by Vivek Gite on May 2, 2006 · 3 comments

Q. I would like to Backup all directories in /home to /dev/st0 tape drive. How do I use script to automate task and what commands do I need to use?

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Howto: Use tar Command Through Network Over SSH Session

by Vivek Gite on February 16, 2006 · 33 comments

How do I use tar command over secure ssh session?

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Open RAR File / Extract RAR Files Under Linux or UNIX

by Vivek Gite on February 8, 2006 · 139 comments

How do I open rar archive files under Linux / UNIX operating systems?

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