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From: bobb@netcom.UUCP (Bob Beaulieu)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.programmer
Subject: help with "mt" and "dd"
Keywords: archiving
Message-ID: <19778@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jan 91 06:10:07 GMT
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Organization: Netcom- The Bay Area's Public Access Unix System {408 241-9760 guest}
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I would like to be able to write multiple archives (probably tar'd files)
to a single tape. I am using a Pyramid M/120 at 4.51. 

Let say I have 2 tar'd files: 
                                     file_one.tar
                                     file_two.tar

Assuming I have the proper tape and drive shouldn't I be able to do this:

TAPE=/dev/rmt/Q120-0
mt -f $TAPE rew	
dd if=file_one.tar of=$TAPE bs=5120
mt -f $TAPE append
dd if=file_two.tar of=$TAPE bs=5120

Now when I try to get data from the tape, its not working. Can someone tell
me what I'm doing wrong?

TAPE=/dev/rmt/Q120-0
mt -f $TAPE rew
dd if=$TAPE of=recovered_file_one.tar
mt -f $TAPE eof
dd if=$TAPE of=recovered_file_two.tar

I am always able to recover the last file put on tape, I seem to be writing
over the previous archive. Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks
bobb
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