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From: henryc@oar.net (Henry Clark)
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Subject: Re: Backup recommendations sought
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Date: 10 Oct 90 17:14:23 GMT
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In article <3597@syma.sussex.ac.uk> jeremym@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Jeremy Maris) writes:
>	1) What do people use for multiple dumps to Exabyte ?

Dump.  (use the no-rewind device or use mt to position the tape)

>	2) Are there any fancy interfaces to restor to allow 
>	   easy restoration of a directory tree ?

Use restore in an interactive mode and you can restore whatever files/trees
you wish.

>	3) Is there anything with the flexibilty and robustness of
>	   VMS Backup available for Ultrix/Un*x  ( ie journal files,checksums,
>	   redundancy, a gogol of selection options) ?

One of the nice things about Unix is its simplicity.


Henry
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