Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!olivea!mintaka!yale!umich!vela!schemers From: schemers@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Roland Schemers III) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: dumps Summary: finding dumps on a multi-dump tape Keywords: /dev/nrtm0h, mt, dump, restore Message-ID: <3856@vela.acs.oakland.edu> Date: 14 Nov 90 18:26:11 GMT Reply-To: schemers@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Roland Schemers III) Distribution: usa Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI Lines: 13 If multiple dumps are placed on a single tape using dump 0f /dev/nrmt0h, how can you position yourself to the n'th dump on a tape? It looks like 'mt' should do it, but I'm not sure what the dump format is. Thanx, Roland -- Roland J. Schemers III Systems Programmer schemers@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Ultrix) Oakland University schemers@argo.acs.oakland.edu (VMS) Rochester, MI 48309-4401 ~Disclaimer::Disclaimer() { reboot(RB_HALT); } (313)-370-4323