backup compress on the fly

From: Joe Mc Cool (joe_at_benburb.demon.co.uk)
Date: 09/30/05

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    Please,

    my ancient, but reliable, backup script is essentially:

         find /my_dir | cpio -ov > /dev/st0

    But, (now that I have installed all those lovely debian goodies), the
    wretched tape is filling up and asking for another. (I erase the
    tape beforehand.)

    I really want to fit all my current data, or certainly selected dirs
    unto one tape. Surely I should be able to compress the files before
    they are sent to the tape. I suspect it can be done with gzip, but I am not
    sure of the syntax. Obviously I need to get it right.

    I also need to know how to restore.

    (I have amanda on the back burner!)

    Thanks 

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Joe Mc Cool
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