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ust 05-18-2009 01:43 AM
bacup command
 
I would like to use the cpio to backup files , can advise if I want to eject the tape after backup , what is the parameter ? thx

jan61 05-18-2009 03:27 PM
Moin,

it was quite a long time ago, when I last used cpio to backup to a tape ;-) But in my /dev/brain I found the command "mt" to control a tape drive. The eject can't be done by cpio itself, if I remember correctly. So you have to combine the commands:
Code:
find ... | cpio ... && mt [-f device] erase
Jan

ust 05-19-2009 02:41 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jan61 (Post 3545033)
Moin,

it was quite a long time ago, when I last used cpio to backup to a tape ;-) But in my /dev/brain I found the command "mt" to control a tape drive. The eject can't be done by cpio itself, if I remember correctly. So you have to combine the commands:
Code:
find ... | cpio ... && mt [-f device] erase
Jan
except use mt command , does cpio have parameter to do that ? thx

jan61 05-19-2009 01:42 PM
Moin,

Quote:
Originally Posted by ust (Post 3545492)
except use mt command , does cpio have parameter to do that ? thx
from my post:
Quote:
The eject can't be done by cpio itself, if I remember correctly.
Jan


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