How to create backup from symbolic links and from files, too?

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I would like to archive some directories.
These directories are contain some softlinks.
I should keep these links and files, too.



I didn't found any solution...
I tried tar with -h option but it keeps just files, but not links.
The simple -cf neither.










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  • Your question is not clear. tar archives all files including symlinks by default, and -h makes it archive symlinks' targets instead of the symlinks, so by a process of elimination I guess you want to archive both symlinks and their targets. Is that it?

    – Gilles
    Jan 13 '15 at 23:10











  • Sorry for my mistakes... 1st of all... my english is poor. 2nd I never learned programming... I'm quite newbie in coding and it seems sometimes harder to ask a question, like find the right answer. I'm sorry and thank you for your time.

    – Apex
    Jul 26 '17 at 8:55
















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I would like to archive some directories.
These directories are contain some softlinks.
I should keep these links and files, too.



I didn't found any solution...
I tried tar with -h option but it keeps just files, but not links.
The simple -cf neither.










share|improve this question
























  • Your question is not clear. tar archives all files including symlinks by default, and -h makes it archive symlinks' targets instead of the symlinks, so by a process of elimination I guess you want to archive both symlinks and their targets. Is that it?

    – Gilles
    Jan 13 '15 at 23:10











  • Sorry for my mistakes... 1st of all... my english is poor. 2nd I never learned programming... I'm quite newbie in coding and it seems sometimes harder to ask a question, like find the right answer. I'm sorry and thank you for your time.

    – Apex
    Jul 26 '17 at 8:55














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I would like to archive some directories.
These directories are contain some softlinks.
I should keep these links and files, too.



I didn't found any solution...
I tried tar with -h option but it keeps just files, but not links.
The simple -cf neither.










share|improve this question
















I would like to archive some directories.
These directories are contain some softlinks.
I should keep these links and files, too.



I didn't found any solution...
I tried tar with -h option but it keeps just files, but not links.
The simple -cf neither.







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  • Your question is not clear. tar archives all files including symlinks by default, and -h makes it archive symlinks' targets instead of the symlinks, so by a process of elimination I guess you want to archive both symlinks and their targets. Is that it?

    – Gilles
    Jan 13 '15 at 23:10











  • Sorry for my mistakes... 1st of all... my english is poor. 2nd I never learned programming... I'm quite newbie in coding and it seems sometimes harder to ask a question, like find the right answer. I'm sorry and thank you for your time.

    – Apex
    Jul 26 '17 at 8:55


















  • Your question is not clear. tar archives all files including symlinks by default, and -h makes it archive symlinks' targets instead of the symlinks, so by a process of elimination I guess you want to archive both symlinks and their targets. Is that it?

    – Gilles
    Jan 13 '15 at 23:10











  • Sorry for my mistakes... 1st of all... my english is poor. 2nd I never learned programming... I'm quite newbie in coding and it seems sometimes harder to ask a question, like find the right answer. I'm sorry and thank you for your time.

    – Apex
    Jul 26 '17 at 8:55

















Your question is not clear. tar archives all files including symlinks by default, and -h makes it archive symlinks' targets instead of the symlinks, so by a process of elimination I guess you want to archive both symlinks and their targets. Is that it?

– Gilles
Jan 13 '15 at 23:10





Your question is not clear. tar archives all files including symlinks by default, and -h makes it archive symlinks' targets instead of the symlinks, so by a process of elimination I guess you want to archive both symlinks and their targets. Is that it?

– Gilles
Jan 13 '15 at 23:10













Sorry for my mistakes... 1st of all... my english is poor. 2nd I never learned programming... I'm quite newbie in coding and it seems sometimes harder to ask a question, like find the right answer. I'm sorry and thank you for your time.

– Apex
Jul 26 '17 at 8:55






Sorry for my mistakes... 1st of all... my english is poor. 2nd I never learned programming... I'm quite newbie in coding and it seems sometimes harder to ask a question, like find the right answer. I'm sorry and thank you for your time.

– Apex
Jul 26 '17 at 8:55











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Symbolic links are pointers to files in a filesystem. You may want to try to use the --dereference option with tar.



This asks tar to create copies of the data that the symbolic links point to.



Here is the documentation from gnu.org



When `--dereference' (`-h') is used with `--create' (`-c'), 
tar archives the files symbolic links point to, instead of the links themselves.





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    You need to create the symlinks on the target machine manually in this case.



    On the source machine use tar cvhf (or czvhf). when extracting on the target, the files find their way to the right location, if the symlinks exist.



    If they do not exist, tar the symlinks separately with tar cvf and extract on the target before extracting the rest of the files, archived with tar cvhf.






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      Symbolic links are pointers to files in a filesystem. You may want to try to use the --dereference option with tar.



      This asks tar to create copies of the data that the symbolic links point to.



      Here is the documentation from gnu.org



      When `--dereference' (`-h') is used with `--create' (`-c'), 
      tar archives the files symbolic links point to, instead of the links themselves.





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        Symbolic links are pointers to files in a filesystem. You may want to try to use the --dereference option with tar.



        This asks tar to create copies of the data that the symbolic links point to.



        Here is the documentation from gnu.org



        When `--dereference' (`-h') is used with `--create' (`-c'), 
        tar archives the files symbolic links point to, instead of the links themselves.





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          Symbolic links are pointers to files in a filesystem. You may want to try to use the --dereference option with tar.



          This asks tar to create copies of the data that the symbolic links point to.



          Here is the documentation from gnu.org



          When `--dereference' (`-h') is used with `--create' (`-c'), 
          tar archives the files symbolic links point to, instead of the links themselves.





          share|improve this answer













          Symbolic links are pointers to files in a filesystem. You may want to try to use the --dereference option with tar.



          This asks tar to create copies of the data that the symbolic links point to.



          Here is the documentation from gnu.org



          When `--dereference' (`-h') is used with `--create' (`-c'), 
          tar archives the files symbolic links point to, instead of the links themselves.






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              You need to create the symlinks on the target machine manually in this case.



              On the source machine use tar cvhf (or czvhf). when extracting on the target, the files find their way to the right location, if the symlinks exist.



              If they do not exist, tar the symlinks separately with tar cvf and extract on the target before extracting the rest of the files, archived with tar cvhf.






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                You need to create the symlinks on the target machine manually in this case.



                On the source machine use tar cvhf (or czvhf). when extracting on the target, the files find their way to the right location, if the symlinks exist.



                If they do not exist, tar the symlinks separately with tar cvf and extract on the target before extracting the rest of the files, archived with tar cvhf.






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                  You need to create the symlinks on the target machine manually in this case.



                  On the source machine use tar cvhf (or czvhf). when extracting on the target, the files find their way to the right location, if the symlinks exist.



                  If they do not exist, tar the symlinks separately with tar cvf and extract on the target before extracting the rest of the files, archived with tar cvhf.






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                  You need to create the symlinks on the target machine manually in this case.



                  On the source machine use tar cvhf (or czvhf). when extracting on the target, the files find their way to the right location, if the symlinks exist.



                  If they do not exist, tar the symlinks separately with tar cvf and extract on the target before extracting the rest of the files, archived with tar cvhf.







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