Backup File System Using Tar

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Up one level (Linux command line)

To backup:

        sudo su
        cd /
        tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/backup.tgz --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys /

To restore:

        tar xvpfj backup.tar.bz2 -C /
        mkdir proc
        mkdir lost+found
        mkdir mnt
        mkdir sys