How to backup

Backup to a floppy on Linux

• Insert a floppy. I used a Macintosh preformatted floppy.

        fdformat /dev/fd0 
        su root
        tar -cvf /dev/fd0 filelist      
        

  To read the file simply insert the floppy and

        cd destination
        tar -xvf /dev/fd0
        

Full backup on 9Nov97

• Make the tar file of my home directory:
  

        cd ~; tar -cvf /wrkko1/matt.tar .; 
        gzip /wrkko1/matt.tar; 
        mv /wrkko1/matt.tar.gz /wrkko1/matt.tar.gz.9Nov97
        

• Move it to Kana.stanford.edu by ftp

Backup of my books (jag,sdi)

• Make a tar /wrkko1/jag.tar.gz.9Nov97 file using my make rule:

   
        cd ~/jag/adm/shells; 
        make alltar;
        

• The same for ~/sdi.
• Move the tar files sdi.tar.gz.9Nov97 and jag.tar.gz.9Nov97 to /matt (second harddrive on Konnocti).