Look at contents of a tape

[maxcrook]

Im trying to view the contents of an 8mm tape left in one of our rs's.Whats the command to to this ?

device = rmt0 ?

 

[MoshiachNow]

Info is missing here.However:

1.If it's a tar tape - use:
tar tvf /dev/rmt0

2.If you do not know the format:

dd if=/dev/rmt0 bs=512 count=6 |strings

This will grep the tape header for any asci info,giving the idea regarding the format.

3.If it's Legato/Veritas - use the related SW gui/commands "Long live king Moshiach !"

 

[LHLTech]

Also it could be in cpio format in which case type

cpio -icuvBt < /dev/rmt0

which will list the contents. If you want to actually extract from the tape, leave the t out of the params i.e.

cpio -icuvB < /dev/rmt0

LHLTech

IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Support
Halfway through CATE exams!

 

[Yegolev]

There is also pax. I tried reading the man page on that one day, it seems like a nice tool. Good luck.

 

[Einstein47]

If it is a backup or mksysb you could use:

restore -s4 -Tqvf /dev/rmt0.1 Einstein47
(Love is like PI - natural, irrational, endless, and very important.)

 

[maxcrook]

Thanks it is in cpio format and have now managed to list the files on the tape!