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From: "Georg-W. Koltermann" <gwk@racer.dkrz.de>
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	Tschopp on Thu, 20 Jun 1996 17:52:50 GMT)
Subject: Re: How to use Syquest EZ-135 as backup drive ?
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>>>>> "Gilles" == Gilles Tschopp <gilles.tschopp@aletsch.esis.vsnet.ch> writes:
    Gilles>  Hello, I'm an beginner of the Unix world. I would like to
    Gilles> know how to manage backup of my FreeBSD system with the
    Gilles> TAR command. I have a Syquest EZ-135 plugged on the SCSI
    Gilles> subsystem. How to do ?
    Gilles> 
    Gilles> A lot of thanks.
    Gilles> 
    Gilles> Gilles Tschopp.
    Gilles> ******************************************* Gilles
    Gilles> Tschopp, Informaticien de gestion ES
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    Gilles> 
    Gilles> 

Try
	cd /someplace
	tar cvfb /dev/rst0 126 somefiles

If you specify a "." in place of "somefiles", the whole directory tree
starting at "/someplace" will be written to tape.

You may also want to take a look at man tar, man mt, man dump, and
man st.

Regards,

Georg-W. Koltermann, gwk@cray.com