Example:
Suppose you are verifying the installation of an HP Ultrium tape drive on an
HP-UX 10.X system. The procedure would be as follows.:
1
Change directory to root:
% cd /
2
Back up
/stand/vmunix
% tar cvf /dev/rmt/0m ./stand/vmunix
Note the prefix of '
' to the filename.
.
3
Change to the temporary directory:
% cd /tmp
4
Extract the file from the tape:
% tar xvf /dev/rmt/0m
Compare the original with the restored version:
5
% cmp /stand/vmunix /tmp/stand/vmunix
Note that the original filename is
to tape:
prefixed with '
not
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'.
.