Date: Fri, 4 Oct 1996 16:35:25 +0200 (MET DST) From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: Tim Pushor <timp@orion.ab.ca> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Tape drive problems? maybe? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961004162947.9450C-100000@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.92.961004082924.2560A-100000@rnd.orion.ab.ca>
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On Fri, 4 Oct 1996, Tim Pushor wrote:
Hi Tim !
This doesn't answer your question, but a comment concerning
tar usage...
> cd /somewhere ; tar cf /dev/nrst0 *
^---------------- (*)
> cd /somewhere/else ; tar cf /dev/nrst0 *
^----------- (*)
(*) This expands to the files and directories, the shell finds in
your current directory ... This doesn't backup dot files ...
A better way doing a complete backup of the current directory
is in most cases:
cd /somewhere/else ; tar cf /dev/nrst0 .
^---- !
> Now I am attempting to restore these directories (actually just verify
> that this is happening) with:
> mt rewind
> tar tf /dev/nrst0 > filelist.1
> tar tf /dev/nrst0 > filelist.2
>
> the first one always works (and is the one I backed up first) the second
> one never does. I have tried writing filemarks using mt between the two
> backup procedures.
What happens, when trying 'tar tvf /dev/nrst0' multiple times ?!
Does it then jump to the 2nd volume ?!
> Does anybody know what is going on?
No and I don't have a tape handy .... just a guess.
Andreas ///
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