[cobalt-users] Tar command

["Simon Pierce" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

I want to back up everything in the home/sites directory on my RaQ3 to a Tar
file. I know this isn't a Cobalt specific question, but please could
somebody tell me what tar command to use to back up all the files in those
directories while retaining all file attributes:

- retaining the directory structure
- retaining the file permissions
- retaining the file ownership

and also, please could someone post the command to extract the files from
the tar archive to the same place as the originals and while keeping the
exact attributes of the originals. Presumably I have to do this all as the
root user.

Sorry, I'm not very techie so please excuse my ignorance! I will be
eternally grateful!

Simon