> ok...now you've really got my curiosity peeked. once you get the files > "on" the tape, how in the world does one browse, find, and then get the
Well, tar will do it for you: tar xvf /dev/st0 filespec filespec can be a wildcard selection, or a directory name, just like extracting files from a regular tar file except the tar 'file' is really on the tape instead of a tar archive on the disk. What makes interactive selection difficult is the sequential nature of the tape - you have to read through all of the tape to get the last file on it. dump is supposedly better but I haven't played with it enought to be skilled in its use. It can also be confusing.
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