Files for a tar (FC3)
Mogens Kjaer
mk at crc.dk
Mon Sep 12 06:22:29 UTC 2005
Peter Arremann wrote:
...
> Anyway, you can use the -X option in tar, point it to a file that contains all
> unwanted directories... /var/spool /var/cache /var/lock /var/tmp are probably
> some others you won't need on most boxes...
/var/spool/mail contains unread mails on a mailserver, not the best
candidate for the -X option...
/var/cache/samba contains important information for samba,
at least if it runs as a domain controller. Not a good
candidate either.
Mogens
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