Re: backup using dd - again!

From: Mark Rosenbaum <mjr_at_netcom.com>
Date: 1997/02/08
Message-ID: <mjrE5AF1K.BM2@netcom.com>#1/1

In article <32FB9FCC.42C4_at_saxe.com>, JP Soria <jpsoria_at_saxe.com> wrote:
>What is the command to dd multiple files to a device?

JP,

dd only does a single file at a time. To dd multiple files to a device you must write a script. The trick is to write to the no rewind device, otherwise the second file will overwrite the first and the third will overwrite the first two.

To get more info on you tape drive try man -k tape. If you get an error message like "CAN'T FIND WHATIS DATABASE" have your sysadmin run catman -w or makewhatis.

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