[olug] SCSI Tape drives

[Jay Swackhamer]

also, look at 'mt' for moving the tape forward/backward etc..
in the event that you didnt know, use the 'no rewind device'

i.e.
/dev/nst0



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>  man tar
>  man cpio
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>   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
> ...
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> Craig Wolf wrote:
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>> 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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