lad@uunet.uu.net (lad) (06/19/89)
I did something really dumb today. I hope someone out there can help.
I careated a tar archive of a directory on a 1/2" tape drive on a Sun 3/180.
I used the command :
% tar cvbf 100 /dev/rmt8 /usr13
to create the archive.
I newfs'ed the fs and went to restore the fs again. I cd'd to /usr13 and then
typed:
% tar cvbf 100 /dev/rmt8
again. Before I could stop myself I hit RETURN and then I realized what I did.
The question: Is there any way to recover those files from that tape? The
second tar command should only have initialized the first few blocks of
the tape. I know my files are on the rest of it.
If someone knows what to do, please call me at the number below. I will
pay your LD charges! Anything anyone can do to help will be appreciated.