Path: utzoo!attcan!sobmips!roe
From: roe@sobmips.UUCP (r.peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Backup verification
Message-ID: <1990Feb3.163241.12714@sobmips.UUCP>
Date: 3 Feb 90 16:32:41 GMT
References: <1990Jan28.141935.24102@virtech.uucp>
Organization: Sobeco Group - Montreal, Canada
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From article <1990Jan28.141935.24102@virtech.uucp>, by cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill):
> 
> If all you want to do is verify that the files are on the tape you can 
> do the following:
> 
> 	find . -depth -print | cpio -oBv > /dev/ct 2> /tmp/filelist
> 	cpio -itB < /dev/ct > /tmp/filelist2
> 	diff /tmp/filelist /tmp/filelist2
> 	
> This too depends upon the file system not changing.

Not really.  What you are comparing is the list of files that cpio generates
as data goes onto the tape with the list you read back.  These should
always be identical (unless read errors occur).
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