How to backup entire computer Linux Mint Ubuntu with tar
sudo tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf mycomputer-backup.tar.gz --exclude=/home/otheruser/* --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/sys/* /
Note the --exclude clauses and modify/add according to your needs........
tar how to ignore failed reads and not exit
This is an important feature a failed read can genuinely occur if a temporary file has been removed or if you try backing up a sysetm file in /proc /sys (which you shouldn't really anyway).
The way to fix this is the following switch:
--ignore-failed-read
Example:
sudo tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf mycomputer-backup.tar.gz --exclude=/home/otheruser/* --exclude=/proc/* --e........
tar how to include hidden files such as .htaccess when it doesn't automatically
tar include hidden files such as .htaccess
just add . to the path eg.
tar -czvf tarfile.tar.gz /home/directory/.........