Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 22:20:20 +0100 (BST) From: Karl Strickland <karl@bagpuss.demon.co.uk> To: John Herks <john@pyromania.apana.org.au> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backing up on Exabyte 8MM Tape ?? Message-ID: <199506022120.WAA00575@bagpuss.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199506020123.LAA05717@pyromania.apana.org.au> from "John Herks" at Jun 2, 95 11:23:38 am
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> What is the correct format for backing up and restoring (a directory
> tree) on a Exabyte tape drive ???
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> Do I use tar or mt ?
If you need to backup a full filesystem, use dump(8) and restore(8).
If you just need to backup selected files, use tar or cpio.
mt is used to control various tape operations, such as rewind, spacing
between filemarks etc.
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