I have three questions regarding the use of cpio.
1. I have a directory containing sub-directories that were written to a tape
using the cpio command - how do I get the main directory and its
subdirectories restored? I tried cpio -i -I/dev/rmt0h "/path to file/*"
2. If I have a saveset on a tape that was written with cpio, how do I
wind the tape to write another saveset at the end of the first saveset?
3. What is the best method of backup - cpio or dump? I know that dump is
faster (originally we used dump). I was told that using dump does a mirror
copy and would result in any fragmentation being copied to the saveset as
opposed to cpio which writes files to tape sequentially. Is this true?
Should I really be using cpio or should I start using dump again?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Daniel Swim Telephone: (902) 893-6642 (ext 1480)
Plant Industry Branch Fax: (902) 893-0244
N.S. Dept. of Agriculture
and Marketing Email: DS_at_gusws.nsac.ns.ca
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Received on Fri May 19 1995 - 11:15:02 NZST