tar script

[luan100]

I am running a script on HP 11i to tar some directories into tape:
#!/bin/ksh
mt -f /dev/rmt/0m rew
tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0m /usr /opt /db2 1>/dev/null 2>/tmp/tar.err

but look like all output go to /tmp/tar.err that I expected that only errors.
# vi /tmp/tar.err
a /usr/bin/mediainit 64 blocks
a /usr/bin/basename 24 blocks
a /usr/bin/chgrp 40 blocks
a /usr/bin/cmp 40 blocks
a /usr/bin/cp 56 blocks
a /usr/bin/cut 40 blocks
....

Anybody knows why? Thank you.

 

[jdktek]

Try taking out the "v" verbose.
i.e.
tar -cf /dev/rmt/0m /usr /opt /db2 1>/dev/null 2>/tmp/tar.err

The "2" or "stdout" is listing all files/block sizes you are tar'ing.
~jdk

 

[jdktek]

Whoops make that "2" "stderr"

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~jdk