Hello
Here some small examples from tar and mt
put you in a directory somewhere as root :
tar cvf /dev/st0 .
(this should backup all of the files from this directory to the tape)
mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
(this rewinds the tape , although the above tar example will also do it)
if you want no rewind after the tape action the use /dev/nst0 as device
(the non-rewinding device)
tar tvf /dev/st0
(to see what's on the tape)
of course you can also use dump and restore for making backups
or bru or ......
read the man pages of tar , mnt etc....
good luck
willy
On
Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Bret
Hughes
wrote:
> Todd Black wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > I am currently running RH6.1 and have just been given a tape backup unit
> > to use with it. It is a digital TLZ09-DB DDS drive unit hooked up through
> > an adaptec SCSI card. The card was correctly detcted and installed at
> > startup.
> >
> > What commands/software do I use with a tape unit? I have looked through my
> > texts, online help, HOWTO's etc but haven't come across anything of help.
>
> you can start with man mt.
>
> youcan also write and read directly to/from the drive by accessing thedevice
> name. probably /dev/st0 or /dev/nst0 (st = scsi tape, nst= Non-rewinding scsi
> tape) if using the st series of devices the tape will rewind after each
> command iirc.
> look in dmesg for the tape drive. It should have been detected too I suspect
>
> Bret
>
>
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