Hi Don, not cywgin-specific, but... I would never give a * to a backup, because you'll loose hidden files (.foo) better use a dot: tar cf /dev/nst0 . Bye, Heribert (heribert_dahms@icon-scm.com) > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Sharp [SMTP:dwsharp@iee.org] > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 15:09 > To: gnuwin32 > Subject: Re: Cygrunsrv and backups > [Heribert] [snip] > cd /dost > tar cf /dev/nst0 * > [Heribert] [snip] -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/