/var is good to backup for system logs and for things like the MySQL databases 
if you play with that.

> If you want the full details check out:
> http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy.html
> 
> It looks like many have suggested backing up /home.  I'd add /usr/local
> to that list as well if you compile and install any applications outside
> your standard distribution.  /etc is small and can help in a quick
> restore of your system from original distribution media.
> 
> Basically if you have /home /usr/local and /etc backed up you can
> reinstall your original operating system from cd with the same settings
> you installed with originally.  then restore those three directories and
> you should be at least 99% of the way back to what you had when to did
> the backup.
> 
> Hope that helps some
> -Bill W
> 
> On Sat, 2004-10-23 at 12:53 -0700, mike hoy wrote:
> 
>>hi,
>> 
>>i use slackware 10 and have noticed the last couple of emails are
>>regarding backups.
>>i';ve used windoze for years and know exaclty what to backup but need
>>to know which directories are recommended for backups and if you could
>>tell me what the directory does. oh and don't tell me to backup my
>>home directory i figured that much out already.
>> 
>>/bin directory  ?? what goes in that directory
>>/usr directory  ?? ..
>> 
>>i'm not asking for an exhaustive explanation on EVERY directory just
>>basically and i mean basically which ones to backup and why.
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