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Make a backup copy of your home directory in /var/tmp using the tar
command. Then further compress the file using gzip or bzip2. Make it a clean
tarred file, one that doesn't make a mess when unpacking.
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Format a floppy and put some files from your home directory on
it. Switch floppies with another trainee and recover his/her floppy
in your home directory.
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DOS format the floppy. Use the mtools to put and delete
files on it.
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What happens to an unformatted floppy when you want to mount it
into the file system?
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If you have any USB storage, try to put a file on it.
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Using rsync, make a copy of your home
directory to another local or remote file system.
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When leaving files on a network server, it's best to encrypt
them. Make a tar archive of your home
directory and encrypt it.
