This is a discussion on network tar backup within the Sco Unix forums, part of the Unix Operating Systems category; --> > The simple question was just how to pass master.tar to tape , as if I > had done ...
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| > The simple question was just how to pass master.tar to tape , as if I > had done tar /dev/rStp0 , I suppose I need to extract master.tar > and pipe it to /dev/rStp0 What do you think goes on the tape normally? What do you think is in the tar? Just dd the file to the tape. No extract. dd if=file.tar of=/dev/rStp0 -- Brian K. White brian@aljex.com http://www.myspace.com/KEYofR +++++[>+++[>+++++>+++++++<<-]<-]>>+.>.+++++.+++++++.-.[>+<---]>++. filePro BBx Linux SCO FreeBSD #callahans Satriani Filk! |
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| On Jan 10, 3:01 pm, "Brian K. White" <br...@aljex.com> wrote: > > The simple question was just how to pass master.tar to tape , as if I > > had done tar /dev/rStp0 , I suppose I need to extract master.tar > > and pipe it to /dev/rStp0 > > What do you think goes on the tape normally? > What do you think is in the tar? > > Just dd the file to the tape. No extract. > dd if=file.tar of=/dev/rStp0 > > -- > Brian K. White br...@aljex.com http://www.myspace.com/KEYofR > +++++[>+++[>+++++>+++++++<<-]<-]>>+.>.+++++.+++++++.-.[>+<---]>++. > filePro BBx Linux SCO FreeBSD #callahans Satriani Filk! Thanks |