Re: tape command for solaris 8

From: TingChong (ma7777772_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/23/03

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    > > 1. to label a tape? write "tape1", "tape2", etc to the tape.
    >
    > Well to answer number one, how do you want to write to tape? Do you
    > want the tape to rewind after you write to it or not? Do you want to
    > write in a certain block size? etc?
    >
    I want to use the ufsdump command.
    I do not want the tape to rewind after you write to it.
    I do not want to write in a certain block size.
    Is these conditions feasible?

    > > 2. to tell whether a tape is blank (no data)?
    >
    > To answer question number two, how large are your data files,
    > and what type tape are your writting to. It's common to use the -t
    > option to show data on tape, if any is present.
    >
    > If you see nothing after applying tar -t then there is nothing on the
    > tape.

    I store partition, e.g. / or /usr.
    The size is from 100MB to 1GB.
    I use 24GB compressed tape.

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