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So I'm fairly uneducated in Linux, for one of my classes we're running redhat 8.0 for the assignment we have I have to backup a user's (Lstudent is the user ...
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So I'm fairly uneducated in Linux, for one of my classes we're running redhat 8.0 for the assignment we have I have to backup a user's (Lstudent is the user we created for the assignment) home directory into the root home directory using the tar command. I know I have to make a .tar file for it to be archived into, what I dont know is how to set where it saves to. Anyone care to help me out with this? My teacher's response is "figure it out" which I didnt find very helpful. I've read through the tar section of the manual and still dont get it. Thanks in advance
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ok well my bad then. Are there any guides out there that you guys know of for the TAR command that explain a little better than the man function?
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Google is your friend, millions of hits including this.
The Ultimate Tar Command Tutorial with 10 Practical Examples
Using Red Hat 8.0?? Just a little bit outdated, what kind of school is this?
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