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>12.4. Simple backups</H1
><P
> A simple backup scheme is to back up everything once,
	then back up everything that has been modified since the
	previous backup.  The first backup is called a <I
CLASS="GLOSSTERM"
>full
	backup</I
>, the subsequent ones are <I
CLASS="GLOSSTERM"
>incremental
	backups</I
>.  A full backup is often more laborious
	than incremental ones, since there is more data to write to the
	tape and a full backup might not fit onto one tape (or floppy).
	Restoring from incremental backups can be many times more work
	than from a full one.  Restoration can be optimized so that
	you always back up everything since the previous full backup;
	this way, backups are a bit more work, but there should never
	be a need to restore more than a full backup and an incremental
	backup.  </P
><P
> If you want to make backups every day and have six
	tapes, you could use tape 1 for the first full backup (say, on
	a Friday), and tapes 2 to 5 for the incremental backups (Monday
	through Thursday).  Then you make a new full backup on tape 6
	(second Friday), and start doing incremental ones with tapes 2
	to 5 again.  You don't want to overwrite tape 1 until you've got
	a new full backup, lest something happens while you're making
	the full backup.  After you've made a full backup to tape 6,
	you want to keep tape 1 somewhere else, so that when your other
	backup tapes are destroyed in the fire, you still have at least
	something left.  When you need to make the next full backup,
	you fetch tape 1 and leave tape 6 in its place.  </P
><P
> If you have more than six tapes, you can use the extra
	ones for full backups.	Each time you make a full backup, you
	use the oldest tape.  This way you can have full backups from
	several previous weeks, which is good if you want to find an old,
	now deleted file, or an old version of a file.	</P
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>12.4.1. Making backups with <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
></H2
><P
>	A full backup can easily be made with <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
>:

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><PRE
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><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
> <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>tar --create --file /dev/ftape 
/usr/src</B
></TT
>
<TT
CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
>tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in 
the archive</TT
>
<TT
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>#</TT
></PRE
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>

	The example above uses the GNU version of <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
>
	and its long option names.  The traditional version of
	<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
> only understands single character
	options.  The GNU version can also handle backups that don't
	fit on one tape or floppy, and also very long paths; not all
	traditional versions can do these things.  (Linux only uses
	GNU <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
>.)  </P
><P
> If your backup doesn't fit on one tape, you need to use
	the <TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--multi-volume</TT
> (<TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>-M</TT
>) option:

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><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
> <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>tar -cMf /dev/fd0H1440 
/usr/src</B
></TT
>
<TT
CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
>tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in 
the archive
Prepare volume #2 for /dev/fd0H1440 and hit return:</TT
>
<TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
></PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
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>

	Note that you should format the floppies before you begin the
	backup, or else use another window or virtual terminal and do
	it when <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
> asks for a new floppy.  </P
><P
> After you've made a backup, you should check that it is OK,
	using the <TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--compare</TT
> (<TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>-d</TT
>) option:

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><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
> <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>tar --compare --verbose -f 
/dev/ftape</B
></TT
>
<TT
CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
>usr/src/
usr/src/linux
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/
....</TT
>
<TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
></PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>

	Failing to check a backup means that you will not notice that your
	backups aren't working until after you've lost the original data.
	</P
><P
> An incremental backup can be done with
	<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
> using the <TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--newer</TT
>
	(<TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>-N</TT
>) option:

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><TT
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>#</TT
> <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>tar --create --newer '8 Sep 1995' 
--file /dev/ftape /usr/src 
--verbose</B
></TT
>
<TT
CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
>tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in 
the archive
usr/src/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/modules/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/asm-generic/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/asm-i386/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/asm-mips/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/asm-alpha/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/asm-m68k/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/asm-sparc/
usr/src/patch-1.2.11.gz</TT
>
<TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
></PRE
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>

	Unfortunately, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
> can't notice when a file's
	inode information has changed, for example, that its permission
	bits have been changed, or when its name has been changed.
	This can be worked around using <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>find</B
> and
	comparing current filesystem state with lists of files that have
	been previously backed up.  Scripts and programs for doing this
	can be found on Linux ftp sites.  </P
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><H2
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><A
NAME="TAR-RESTORE"
></A
>12.4.2. Restoring files with <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
></H2
><P
> The <TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--extract</TT
> (<TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>-x</TT
>)
	option for <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
> extracts files:

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CLASS="SCREEN"
><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
> <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>tar --extract --same-permissions 
--verbose --file 
/dev/fd0H1440</B
></TT
>
<TT
CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
>usr/src/
usr/src/linux
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/hdreg.h
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/kernel.h
...</TT
>
<TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
></PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>

	You also extract only specific files or directories (which
	includes all their files and subdirectories) by naming on the
	command line:

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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
> <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>tar xpvf /dev/fd0H1440 
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/hdreg.h</B
></TT
>
<TT
CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
>usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/hdreg.h</TT
>
<TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
></PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>

	Use the <TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--list</TT
> (<TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>-t</TT
>) option,
	if you just want to see what files are on a backup volume:

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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
> <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>tar --list --file 
/dev/fd0H1440</B
></TT
>
<TT
CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
>usr/src/
usr/src/linux
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/hdreg.h
usr/src/linux-1.2.10-includes/include/linux/kernel.h
...</TT
>
<TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>#</TT
></PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>

	Note that <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
> always reads the backup volume
	sequentially, so for large volumes it is rather slow.  It is not
	possible, however, to use random access database techniques when
	using a tape drive or some other sequential medium.  </P
><P
> <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar</B
> doesn't handle deleted files
	properly. If you need to restore a filesystem from a full and
	an incremental backup, and you have deleted a file between
	the two backups, it will exist again after you have done the
	restore. This can be a big problem, if the file has sensitive
	data that should no longer be available.  </P
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