Question: Write the command that can be used to perform the following: Back up the contents of the /var directory (which contains symbolically linked files) to
Write the command that can be used to perform the following:
Back up the contents of the /var directory (which contains symbolically linked files) to the second nonrewinding SCSI tape device on the system using the tar utility.
Append the file /etc/inittab to the archive created in Exercise 3a.
Create a tarball called /stuff.tar.gz that contains all files in the /root/stuff directory.
Use the cpio utility to back up all files in the /var directory (which contains symbolically linked files) to the first rewinding IDE tape device that has a block size of 5KB.
Perform a full filesystem backup of the /var filesystem using the dump utility and record the event in the /etc/dumpdates file.
View the contents of the archives created in Exercises 3a, c, d, and e.
Extract the contents of the archives created in Exercises 3a and c to the /root directory.
Extract the contents of the archives created in Exercises 3d and e to their original locations.
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