backup and hidden files in tar

[J.L. Coenders]

That doesn't work for my hidden files... and I've read man tar, but it doesnt 
tell me anything on this.
- Jeroen

On Thursday 22 July 2004 06:26 pm, Bruno Santos wrote:
> Bruno Santos wrote:
> > J.L. Coenders wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> How do I include backup and hidden files in my tar archives? I want a
> >> complete backup of my home directory, including all settings.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> - Jeroen
> >
> > Try man tar
>
> Or, try tar -zcvf destination_file.tar.gz (not in the same directory, or
> will enter in a loop) /home/files_to_backup
>
> cheers
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