by Under Linux using the GNU versions of tar, mt and cpio as well as the
latest ftape package (1.14b), I am wondering
- how many 'file marks' can there be on one tape ? I have /dev/nrft[0-3]
so does that limit me to 4 ? Can I augment it by creating more
/dev/nrft[..]
- can cpio append or not to a written tar file ? I read the man page over
and over and did some tests, but it always wrote over the first
archive on the tape
- how are you guys backing up ? Anyone willing to share some nifty
{bash | perl | ksh} scripts ?
happy to post a summary. Thanks,
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Dirk Eddelbuettel