What is the command line to backup my /var/www/html files?

Question

what is the best command line to backup my files ?

tar -czf /backup/backup.tar.gz /var/www/html

or

tar -czvf /backup/backup.tar.gz /var/www/html

and what are the difrences between this to ?

P.S.

# tar -czf /backup/backup.tar.gz /var/www/html tar: Removing leading `/' from member names

i got this error why ?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 26 '20 at 06:49

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Both commands produce the same archive. The only difference is second command will display on the screen the files and directories which are archived.

answered Feb 26 '20 at 06:49

Romeo Ninov

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ok so i should use the first command then right ? – Jack Duldi Feb 26 '20 at 06:52
@JackDuldi, yes, if you want quiet work of program. – Romeo Ninov Feb 26 '20 at 06:53
# tar -czf /backup/backup.tar.gz /var/www/html tar: Removing leading `/' from member names i got this error why ? – Jack Duldi Feb 26 '20 at 06:55
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@JackDuldi, this is a warning, not error. This is option of GNU tar to help you extract the archive on different place – Romeo Ninov Feb 26 '20 at 07:11
tar: /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads/2020/02: file changed as we read it <- also i got this error what about this ? – Jack Duldi Feb 26 '20 at 07:37
@JackDuldi, someone upload file during archive creation. In such case select timeframe when you do not expect uploads. Or wait some time and update this file in archive – Romeo Ninov Feb 26 '20 at 07:39
i am afraid there is no timeframe like this its a very active website and files are being create constantly images uploads – Jack Duldi Feb 26 '20 at 07:47
@JackDuldi, in such case grab those messages and after some time (5 minutes for example) update the archive with them – Romeo Ninov Feb 26 '20 at 07:49
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thank you for all the help – Jack Duldi Feb 26 '20 at 07:50

What is the command line to backup my /var/www/html files?

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