For backups, I understand the disadvantages and simplicity of using tar.
I also like using dump now that I understand it. I was wondering if anyone was using dd to make tape backups. What are the advantages/ disadvantages. i.e. Using dd to write to Tape (raw dump) ----------------------------------------- mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind dd if=/proc/kcore of=/dev/nst0 bs=20480 count=10 mt -f /dev/nst0 status mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind dd if=/dev/nst0 of=/tmp/rwtest.dat bs=20480 ls -l /tmp/rwtest.dat Ted Knab
