format / erase data in tape

ust · 12-05-2008, 01:07 AM

I have a tape drive that attached to the server , I use mt command could manage it , tar command to write data to it , could advise if I want to format the tape , or erase the data in the tape , what can i do ? thx

onebuck · 12-05-2008, 06:30 AM

Hi,

You could 'man mt' and 'man tar' to get some good information.

'Rute Tutorial & Exposition' backup section provides a good example.

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