on Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 10:33:05PM +0100, Thomas Wegner (thomas_wegner@gmx.net) wrote: > Hallo Karsten! Am Mit, 06 Dez 2000 schrieb kmself@ix.netcom.com: > > > > 2) forward the band to the second archive (mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf) > > > 3) tar -xvf /dev/nst0 path/of/the/files/* > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > This is your problem. > > > > You're also not going to get a restore quite as you want it, I suspect. > > > > First issue: you need to supply a list of files to your restore > > command, something like: > > > > tar xvf /dev/nst0 mypath/myfile1 mypath/myfile2 mypath/myfile3 > > > > You're essentially asking for files which don't exist -- there isn't a > > file "path/of/the/files/*" -- with a literal '*' (tar doesn't do > > wildcard expansion on its own archive). > Thank you for yout tip. I'm surprised about the solution is a little bit > complicated. :-(( Not particularly, IMO, it's rational -- you have to think about how the archive is constructed. Tape's forte isn't its convenience, it's cost and reliability. If you want an easier-to-maintain set of archives, you might investigate a dedicated backup tool such as dump. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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