From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Aug 25 15:01:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA14032 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 25 Aug 1997 15:01:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from argus.tfs.net (node36.tfs.net [207.2.220.36]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA13825 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 1997 14:59:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by argus.tfs.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA00914; Mon, 25 Aug 1997 16:58:38 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199708252158.QAA00914@argus.tfs.net> Subject: Re: multiple backup on one tape In-Reply-To: from Simon Shapiro at "Aug 25, 97 11:23:55 am" To: Shimon@i-Connect.Net (Simon Shapiro) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 16:58:37 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Reply-to: jbryant@tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE #0: Wed Jul 9 01:01:24 CDT 1997 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > 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 -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25 Packet: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam voice: KC5VDJ - 6 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. grid: EM28PW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+