Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!sgi!shinobu!odin!sgi.com!scotth From: scotth@corp.sgi.com (Scott Henry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: Multiple archives on one tape Message-ID: Date: 4 Dec 90 09:01:50 GMT References: <9012030759.aa18247@VGR.BRL.MIL> Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News) Reply-To: scotth@sgi.com (Scott Henry) Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc, Mountain View, CA Lines: 20 In-Reply-To: kcables@RELAY.NSWC.NAVY.MIL's message of 3 Dec 90 13:03:08 GMT I have been successfuly putting multiple archives on one 8mm (Exabyte) tape for several months. I have been using it to do (3x/week) backups of the machines in my group. The following is extracted from the scripts that I run to do my backups. It has been working without fail since June with all the releases and alphas I've run of 3.3, 3.3.1 and 3.3.2. mt -t $tapedevice feom (versions -cm ; find ${where} ! -type d -mount -depth -print) |\ tar -cbf 128k $tapedevice - where $tapedevice is the approriate no-rewind tape device on either the local or remote system, and $where expands to a list of directories to backup. -- scott -- Scott Henry / Traveller on Dragon Wings Information Services, / Help! My disclaimer is missing! Silicon Graphics, Inc / Politicians no baka!