[olug] SCSI Tape drives

[neal rauhauser]

 man tar
 man cpio

  Those are places to start ... I'm no expert and its been many years since
I dealt with tape on unix. I hear cpio is the preferred weapon these days
...



Craig Wolf wrote:

> I am looking for a website to help me with working with a tape and the
> tape drive.  Specifically formatting a tape, appending to the end of a
> tape, reading the tape label, finding out WHAT device to reference, etc.
>  I have googled but I am not searching on the right terms apparently.
> I am writing a custom backup script and want to make sure I am doing it
> right.  Thanx to all in advance for any and all help!!  8)
>
> Craig Wolf
> Linux Web Server Support
> Desktop/Network Specialist
> 402-894-6283
>
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