Holger Parplies wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Laurin d'Volts wrote on 2009-04-08 23:10:37 -0500 [[BackupPC-users] I don't 
> get how to do a local backup with tar]:
>> I'm playing with the CGI, and I can't grasp the logic of backuppc.
> 
> I won't comment on that.
> 
>> What I want to do is tar only certain folders.
>>
>> xfermethod = tar
>> TarShareName = /
>> Backupfilesonly = /home/laurin/images
>>
>> For some odd reason, when I go back to "localhost Home" it wants to
>> archive the entire root. I don't understand this. Am I not specifying to
>> only select /home/laurin/images from the various files/folders that
>> exist under root?
> 
> No. Otherwise it would work.
> 
> Let's have a lengthy discussion, trying unsuccessfully to pry details about
> your configuration from you, so we can figure out where your typo is, so you
> can figure out that the configuration files are somehow connected to the
> matter. Then you'll google up something, break your system somehow, and
> summarize that you've fixed it. Sounds like a good thing to spend my time on.

Actually I think this one is simple but I don't the exact details off 
the top of my head.  Doesn't tar cd into the top share directory and see 
the paths relative to that (i.e. the leading / isn't visible there)  But 
I don't recall if you want a ./ instead or just omit the /.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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