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>Introduction to Linux: </TH
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>Chapter 9. Fundamental Backup Techniques</TD
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>9.6. Exercises</H1
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>Make a backup copy of your home directory in <TT
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>/var/tmp</TT
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> using the <B
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>tar</B
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> command. Then further compress the file using <B
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>gzip</B
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> or <B
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>bzip2</B
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>. Make it a clean tarred file, one that doesn't make a mess when unpacking.</P
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>Format a floppy and put some files from your home directory on it. Switch floppies with another trainee and recover his/her floppy in your home directory.</P
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><P
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>DOS format the floppy. Use the <EM
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>mtools</EM
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> to put and delete files on it.</P
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></LI
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>What happens to an unformatted floppy when you want to mount it into the file system?</P
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>If you have any USB storage, try to put a file on it.</P
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>Using <B
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CLASS="command"
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>rsync</B
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>, make a copy of your home directory to another local or remote file system.</P
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>When leaving files on a network server, it's best to encrypt them. Make a <TT
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>tar</TT
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> archive of your home directory and encrypt it.</P
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