Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 16:58:37 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant <jbryant@argus.tfs.net> To: Shimon@i-Connect.Net (Simon Shapiro) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: multiple backup on one tape Message-ID: <199708252158.QAA00914@argus.tfs.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.970825112355.Shimon@i-Connect.Net> from Simon Shapiro at "Aug 25, 97 11:23:55 am"
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> Hi "Dott. Davide Tomh"; On 25-Aug-97 you wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'd like to know how can I have backups of different
> > machines on the same tape with tar, and how to
> > restore them.
[etc...]
> dd if=/dev/nrst0 bs=64k | ${whatever_archiver_you_use}
>
> For example, to restore the output of dat_bu, NON_DESTRUCTIVELY,
>
> cd /
> dd if=/dev/nrst0 bs=64k | cpio -H newc -ovdm
>
> Repeat until you see TWO zero size files restored in a row.
he said tar. right idea though, i posted to use the nrst* / nrwt*
devices earlier.
jim
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