[H-GEN] Linux backup tool of choice

Tue Apr 8 01:34:31 EDT 2003

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On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 02:25:23PM +1000, David Findlay wrote:
> BTW, how do you actually write to a tape drive in Linux? I've never done it 
> and can't find a howto anywhere. Thanks,

As if it's a file. Remember, almost everything under Unix is a file.

dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/nst0

The devices you want to know are /dev/nst0 and /dev/st0. The key
difference being that /dev/st0 is auto rewinding on file close. Use
nst0 in preference to st0.

The autorewind isn't of all that much since most tape drives will
automatically rewind when you eject.

mt(1) would be of some interest I imagine.

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