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"Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage"

You can check the mount manpage for a summary; see section 5.1
on page [*].
Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip Disks, Etc.)
Add the following lines to your /etc/fstab file:
/dev/sda1 /mnt/zip ext2 noauto,user 0 0
/dev/sda4 /mnt/dos msdos noauto,user 0 0
From now on, you'll be able to mount the DOS-formatted Zip disks with the
command mount /mnt/dos, and you be able to mount Linux-formatted Zip disks
with the command mount /mnt/zip.
If you have SCSI hard disks in your system, you'll have to change sda to
sdb or sdc in the example above.
Backup Tools
Backups are important under any operating system. Debian GNU/Linux
provides several different utilities that you might want to use.
Additionally, while many of these utilities were aimed at tape backups
originally, you'll find that they are now being used for other things. For
instance, tar is being used for distributing programs over the Internet.
Some of the utilities that you'll find include the following:
* Taper is a menu-driven, easy-to-learn backup program that can back up
to a variety of media.


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