Linux / Unix: Tarball Delete ( remove ) File
last updated in Categories UNIX
How do I delete OR remove a single file from within a tar ball under Unix / Linux like operating systems?
Tag: tar cvf
How to compress files with tar command on Linux/Unix
last updated in Categories BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX
Linux / UNIX: tar Command Stay In Local / File System When Creating Archive
last updated in Categories CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX
I‘d like to make / file system backup but the problem is there are other file systems mounted under / such as:
/mnt/cdrom
/mnt/nfs
/iscsi
/boot
/var
I’d like to skip all other file systems mounted at / and only make backup of local / and not /boot, /var, /iscsi, and /mnt/cdrom etc. How do I force tar to use a single file system under Linux / UNIX / BSD operating systems?
Linux tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument error and solution
last updated in Categories Backup & Recovery, BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, File system, Hardware, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Troubleshooting
Q. When I run tar command it fails with an error that read as follows:
tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument
How do I fix this error under CentOS / Debian / Fedora / RHEL Linux HP server systems?
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Creating A tar File in Linux Via Command Line Options
last updated in Categories Backup & Recovery, File system, LinuxHow do I create a tar file under Linux using command line options?
Solaris UNIX Tape Backup And Recovery With tar And cpio Commands
last updated in Categories File system, Solaris-Unix, UNIX
We have recently brought a new Sun Solaris UNIX server. How do I Backup data and make a recovery for the Solaris OS using tar and tape device?