How do i back up my new install?

[Bucky]

Kevin Brown wrote:

> Don't have details, but you could setup either samba or NFS to allow for remote
> mounting.  Obviously you know about tar and cpio.
[snip]    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Well apparently not because I just hosed my /home directory while trying 
to get the syntax right.  Lost all my favorite downloads but I guess I 
learned something.  It was late and I just started dd'ing into home.
By the time I caught it, too late.

Bucky