dwb@hare.udev.cdc.com (dw block x-4621) (04/14/90)
We have a RS2030 workstation. Is there any way to append additional files to an existing cartridge tape using tar, cpio, etc? As I create new files in my home directory I would like to add them to a backup tape instead of having to do a full backup of my home directory every time. ------------------------------------------------------------ Dave Block E-mail: dwb@hare.udev.cdc.com Control Data Corp. AT&T: (612) 482-4621
lgy@newton.phys.washington.edu (Laurence G. Yaffe) (04/14/90)
In article <19698@shamash.cdc.com>, dwb@hare.udev.cdc.com (dw block x-4621) writes: > From: dwb@hare.udev.cdc.com (dw block x-4621) > Subject: How to append to a backup tape > > We have a RS2030 workstation. Is there any way to append additional files > to an existing cartridge tape using tar, cpio, etc? As I create new files > in my home directory I would like to add them to a backup tape instead of > having to do a full backup of my home directory every time. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Dave Block E-mail: dwb@hare.udev.cdc.com > Control Data Corp. AT&T: (612) 482-4621 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sure, just use a non-rewind tape device (/dev/mt/ctape4), and position it using "mt -f /dev/mt/ctape4 append" before writing your new file onto the tape. We do this all the time to place multiple incremental dumps on a single tape. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence G. Yaffe Internet: lgy@newton.phys.washington.edu University of Washington Bitnet: yaffe@uwaphast.bitnet