Verifying CPIO backup 1

[sharper]

Hi,

I use cpio to backup my SCO Openserver 5.07 server. After the backup is complete it runs a verify command:

cpio -ictv -I/dev/rStp0

Now the previous sysadmin would write the number of blocks that this verify command would display into a book. I would like to automate the collection of this.

Is there a way to collect the "blocks" that is displayed on the console to a file? If I just redirect the output of the above command I, of course, just get a file with a listing of all the files without the total blocks count.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

regards,

S.

 

[PHV]

What about this ?
cpio -ictv -I/dev/rStp0 2>/path/to/tempfile

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[sharper]

Excellent, that worked.

Thanks very much.