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Backup & Restore Linux
# Backup system to /backup.tgz
sudo su
cd /
tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/backup.tgz --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys --exclude=/media /
# Restore /backup.tgz to system
sudo su
cd /
tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C /
mkdir proc
mkdir lost+found
mkdir mnt
mkdir media
mkdir sys
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