tar -tv shows //usr.., //etc..

[tyagineeraj]

Hi

using tar -cf /dev/rmt/0 / for full file system backup.

how would we do restor as

tar -tv shows files like

//usr/...
//opt/..
//etc/..
etc.

how / within / ??

any idia

thanks
neeraj

 

[sureshp]

Hi neeraj,
To restore your file from tape use the command
# tar -xvf /dev/rmt/0
To check the contents of the backup tape give this command
# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0
Notice the two options x and t to tar command.

If you are giving the above mentioned first command
your all files including the root directory are replaced with the old files in the tape. It will not create a new directory / within / .
I think you can't create a directory / under root(/) itself.

Suresh.

 

[jad]

try doing 'cd /;tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 .' instead ... that way you can always restore to a different place on your filesystem if you need to ...