Do you not want:
dsmc arch /usr/ /home/ /etc/ /var/

or use 

-subdir=yes
Miles
Miles


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Miles Purdy 
Miles Purdy 
System Manager
Farm Income Programs Directorate
Winnipeg, MB, CA
purdym AT fipd.gc DOT ca
ph: (204) 984-1602 fax: (204) 983-7557

"If you hold a UNIX shell up to your ear, can you hear the C?"
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>>> astuni AT AR.IBM DOT COM 27-Nov-01 9:34:31 AM >>>
>>> astuni AT AR.IBM DOT COM 27-Nov-01 9:34:31 AM >>>
Hello everyone !!!
I try to perform archiving backup into AIX client, and i recive this msg:

ANS1081E Invalid search file specification '/usr' entered

I use this command:

dsmc arch /usr /home /etc /var

Can I help me ?
Thank very much
Regards.