simpson@trwind.UUCP (Scott Simpson) (11/28/89)
Sun OS 3.4, Sun 3/280, Exabyte is /dev/rsmt0 and /dev/nrsmt0 I am trying to copy a set of dump tapes in dump format from a magtape drive to an Exabyte. The magtape dump tapes consist of three tapes consisting of one file system. I want to dump all three tapes to one file on the Exabyte. I can't use dd because it would cease after the first tape. Would the following work: % dd if=/dev/rmt8 of=/dev/nrsmt0 bs=10k % mt -t /dev/nrsmt0 bsr % dd if=/dev/rmt8 of=/dev/nrsmt0 bs=10k % mt -t /dev/nrsmt0 bsr % dd if=/dev/rmt8 of=/dev/nrsmt0 bs=10k That is, are the files on the multiple dump tapes simply contiguous and will backspacing one record back space past the end of tape mark? Please reply to me directly. I don't normally read this newsgroup. -- Scott Simpson TRW Space and Defense Sector oberon!trwarcadia!simpson (UUCP) trwarcadia!simpson@oberon.usc.edu (Internet)