: Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 10:47:52 -0600 (CST)
: From: Nathan Heagy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
:
: I'm trying to setup a simple cron backup. Here's the script as it is:
:
: ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 reten
: tar czvf /dev/nqft0 /
: ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 rewind
:
: which isn't working because the tape keeps filling, [...]
:
: I'm thinking that my tar command isn't right, that is, that it isn't
: overwriting the previous archive that is on the tape (which will be one
: week old). Can anyone suggest a change to fix this, or paste other backup
: scripts (even more complext ones). The drive is a Ditto Max.
You can erase the tape before invoking the tar command:
ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 erase
This will only remove the previous backups from the volume table, and
does not physically clear the tape, which is probably exactly what you
want.
Jochen
