Date: 2011apr17
OS: Linux
Q. What's a good why to use tar for backup?
A. You can do this:
cd /var
tar cvfjh www.tar.bzip2 www
This will backup all your websites into file www.tar.bzip2
(Assuming your websites are under /var/www)
Explanation of the options:
c = create
v = verbose
f = into a file (instead of tape!)
j = use bzip2 (which give you the best compression)
h = follow symbolic links
Of course, there are other options but these are pretty nice.
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