cpio - Tapes not labelled! Date archive created?

[asteeves]

I am using the following command to create my backup:
find ./home -print | cpio -ocB> /dev/rStp0

Some of my tapes are not labelled properly. Is there a command or switch I can use to determine the date the backup was created?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A:-(

 

[jelf]

I suggest that you create a small shell script such as :-

< /dev/nrStp0
echo &quot;Backup dated `date` &quot; > /tmp/LABEL
find /tmp/LABEL -print | cpio -ovcC65536 -O /dev/nrStp0
find ./home -print | cpio -ovcC65536 -O /dev/rStp0


This will then allow you to read the first tape archive and retrieve the file /tmp/LABEL.

Hope this is of use.