Tar backup version 3.2

[1970GTO]

I am trying to backup multiple directories using tar. We are on version 3.2 using a 4mm dds2 tape drive. This is the command that I tried.
tar -cvf/dev/rmt0 ./home ./u5

It backed up /home then stopped. Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[bi]

try:

tar -c -C /home -C /u5 to tar to a tape.

 

[1970GTO]

So what will the restore command be? I want to run an image once a week and tar on the other days.

 

[bi]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "run an image".

But to restore from the tape, I believe this is the command. Test with a temporary directory in some filesystem:

tar -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home /u5

or

tar -xvf /home /u5

 

[trifo]

bi: the command "tar -xvf /home /u5" will not work, as it specifies "/home" as the archive to extract from.
tar -xv /home /u5 may work if $TAPE variable is set to /dev/rmt0
Anyhow, 170TOGO should try GNU tar, because that implementation lacks these annoying bugs. - but here are little incompatibilities...

--Trifo