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From: stevej@hpcpbla.HP.COM (Steve Jerman)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Random Access DAT
Message-ID: <9850032@hpcpbla.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Jun 91 08:52:41 GMT
References: <1991Jun14.211246.4340@newshost.anu.edu.au>
Organization: HP Computer Peripherals Bristol, UK
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Oops I forgot the script ...

#!/bin/ksh
# Demo to show use on mt and cpio on DDS drive.

set -x

TAPE=/dev/foxy_n # (major num 54, minor num 0x0e0503)

DIR1=/bin
DIR2=/etc
DIR3=/usr/lib
#backup /bin

#rewind tape
mt -t $TAPE rew

#backup directories
for dir in $DIR1 $DIR2 $DIR3
do
  find $dir -print | cpio -oB > $TAPE
  mt -t $TAPE eof
  mt -t $TAPE bsf 1
done

#no rewind
mt -t $TAPE rew

# space out 2 filemarks - to the lib directory
mt -t $TAPE fsf 2

# and read the directory
cpio -iBt < $TAPE