Am Fr, den 16.01.2004 schrieb Rocky Hurley um 14:27: > I am using tar to backup my system. I find and grep most all files to a > list and then back the files up from the list. Can you post your command setup for illustration? > The problem I am having is not happening in our debian or BSD boxes, but > only in fedora... it also happened in shrike too.( as an aside ) It will > back up the list then start over in the list at a random location. You run tar in verbose mode? > It will do this one or more times before deciding to stop compressing. Do you use tar or a compressing tool? Tar does no compressing. > Anybody have any suggestions or help? Or am I staring at a bug that > needs to be reported?? I fear I did not understand what you exactly do. Showing your commands would be helpful. Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999 PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653