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Old 02-29-2012, 08:28 AM   #1
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Copying a tar tape to another tape


Hi there --

I created a tar backup to an LTO-4 tape. I would like to make a copy of that tape to a similar medium. To copy contents of the first tape to the second, would I use the tar or dd command?

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Old 02-29-2012, 10:52 AM   #2
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HI there, i believe to just copy a file cp can do the job.

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Old 02-29-2012, 07:35 PM   #3
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I would not use dd for this task but it may work.

The untar and retar to some other media should work in one statement line.
 
  


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