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Name: kris
Date: May 5, 2003 at 10:59:54 Pacific
OS: rehat 7.0
CPU/Ram: 333/128
Comment:

what is a simple command to back up my home directory to a tape drive?



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Name: Deputy DooDah
Date: May 5, 2003 at 11:07:52 Pacific
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/sbin/dump 0uBf xxxx /dev/tape /home/homedir

where xxxx is the tape capacity in MB
and "homedir" is the name of the home directory you're backing up.

Bear in mind /dev/tape may not work for you. I was using an Onstream drive and the device name was /dev/osst0.


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Name: kris
Date: May 5, 2003 at 14:07:56 Pacific
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thank you


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