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Want to save /home on separate XP machine for reinstall

Asked by bim

To install a new Ubuntu with revised partitioning, I want to hold my /home on an external machine during the reinstall.

How do I get the following to work?

mng@mng-linux:~$ find . -depth -print | cpio -o > "Windows shares on blackdell"/linuxhome
bash: Windows shares on blackdell/linuxhome: No such file or directory

or
mng@mng-linux:~$ find . -depth -print | cpio -o | smb://blackdell/H:/linuxhome
bash: smb://blackdell/H:/linuxhome: No such file or directory

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#1

I am unable to determine what the code you quoted is meant to do. Why don't you save your entire /home directory to a USB stick (or two) or burn it to a CD.

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bim (mng-kingston) said : 		#2

Thanks.

I had not thought of a memory stick.