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Copying Directories and Files dd Copying / on /dev/hda1 to a /dev/hdb1 ( backup disk ) dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/dev/hdb1 bs=1024k tar | tar Copying /home on /dev/hda5 to a /dev/hdb5 ( backup disk ) mount /dev/hdb5 /mnt/backup ( tar cf - /home ) | ( cd /mnt/backup ; tar xvfp - ) umount /mnt/backup scp Copying /home on /dev/hda5 to a /dev/hdb5 ( backup disk ) mount /dev/hdb5 /mnt/backup scp -par /home /mnt/backup umount /mnt/backup scp -pr user1@host:/Source_to_Backup user2@BackupServer:/Backup_Dir find | cpio Copying /home on /dev/hda5 to a /dev/hdb5 ( backup disk ) mount /dev/hdb5 /mnt/backup find /home -print | cpio -pm /mnt/backup umount /mnt/backup To View Contents cpio -it < file.cpio To Extract a file cpio -id "usr/share/file/doc/*" < file.cpio Creating Backup Files tar Backup /home to ( backup disk ) mount /dev/hdb5 /mnt/backup tar zcvf /mnt/backup/home.Date.tgz /home > /mnt/backup/home.Date.log umount /mnt/backup Encrypt home.Date.tgz if security of sensitive data is an issue

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