Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of Backing up Sun Directories

Timestamp:

04/13/06 15:49:34 (20 years ago)

Author:

cdelarcuz

Comment:

--

Backing up Sun Directories

@@ -1 @@
-== Backing up Directories ==
+= Backing up Directories =
 
- Sample commands to tar files to tape.          ( See /nfs/man/notes/solaris_tape.note 
+Sample commands to tar files to tape.           ( See /nfs/man/notes/solaris_tape.note 
                                                         for info on tape drives.)
 
- Note:  **Commands below to create tar files will not follow any links - just the 
+Note:  
+
+ * Commands below to create tar files will not follow any links - just the 
           link  file will be copied unless use the h switch.
           Also when extracting tar files, not all mode settings will be preserved unless
-          use the p switch.**
-        **To put more than one tar file per tape, use device name /dev/rmt/0n(n=norewind)
+          use the p switch.
+ * To put more than one tar file per tape, use device name /dev/rmt/0n(n=norewind)
           and also the 'mt'  command to position the tape past the last tar file written.
-          See 'man mt'. and example 4) below.**
+          See 'man mt'. and example (4) below.
 
-(1) 
+== 1 == 
 {{{
 > cd /home/my_directory
-> tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 .          (will put all files and subdirectories found
-                                         in my_directory on the tape and rewind 
-                                         the tape)
+> tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 .          
+(will put all files and subdirectories found
+in my_directory on the tape and rewind the tape)
+
 > cd /home/my_directory/subdirectory
-> tar xvf /dev/rmt/0            (will extract all files and subdirectories 
-                                         from the tar file on the tape and put them 
-                                         in the current directory)
+> tar xvf /dev/rmt/0            
+(will extract all files and subdirectories 
+from the tar file on the tape and put them in the current directory)
 }}}
-(2) 
+== 2 == 
 {{{
 > cd /
-> tar cvf /dev/rmt/0  usr  home       (will put directories usr and home
-                                                    and all subdirectories of usr and home on the 
-                                                    tape and rewind the tape)
+> tar cvf /dev/rmt/0  usr  home       
+(will put directories usr and home and all subdirectories
+of usr and home on the tape and rewind the tape)
+
 > cd /tmp
-> tar xvf /dev/rmt/0    home            (will extract directory home and all its 
-}}}                                                 subdirectories to the current directory)
-(3) Not a good idea to make a tar file from data begining with '/', for instance:
+> tar xvf /dev/rmt/0    home            
+(will extract directory home and all its subdirectories to the current directory)
+}}}
+== 3 ==
+Not a good idea to make a tar file from data begining with '/', for instance:
 {{{     
 tar cvf /dev/rmt/0  /home/carmen/wilds  
-    If you try to restore this, you will get permission denied errors.
-    Instead, do:
+(If you try to restore this, you will get permission denied errors.)
+
+Instead, do:
 cd /home/carmen/wilds
 tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 .
 }}}
-(4)  To add data to a backup tape without overwriting its current contents:
+== 4 ==
+To add data to a backup tape without overwriting its current contents:
 {{{
-        > mt -f /dev/rmt/0n eom         (will space out past the EOF mark)
-        > tar cvf /dev/rmt/0hn  . > /tmp/newbackup.log &
-                                        (will backup the current
-                                         directory and all
-                                         subdirectories below in
-                                         compressed mode without
-                                         rewinding first)
+> mt -f /dev/rmt/0n eom         
+(will space out past the EOF mark)
+
+> tar cvf /dev/rmt/0hn  . > /tmp/newbackup.log &
+(will backup the current directory and all subdirectories below in
+compressed mode without rewinding first)
+
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