In code listing 3.2, the tar command should not use a dash. It will break for people using star (like below), and regular tar does just fine without it. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. # tar -cjpvf ~/mysql.$(date +%F_%H-%M).tar.bz2 /etc/mysql/my.cnf /var/lib/mysql/ Actual Results: tar: Bad Option: -cjpvf. Expected Results: crank a tar archive :)
Fixed in CVS, thanks for the info.