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Asked: 2020-05-06 10:43:58 +0800 CST

Tar directory is new error

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I am trying to make a backup of two directories, /etc/httpd and /etc/letsencrypt

I am using the command

tar Pcfvg  httpd_backup.tar /etc/httpd/ /etc/letsencrypt/ >/dev/null

The redirect to /dev/null at the end was only added for debugging purposes.

I get error

tar: /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com: Directory is new

What does this error mean and how do I backup the directories successfully?

linux tar

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The -g option creates incremental backups.

    The message Directory is new is not an error, it's just a warning letting you know that a new directory was added to the archive which was not present in the previous backup.

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