I would try the "buffer" util. It will reblock and buffer the input data. The default blocksize is 10k, which can be changed. The -S option prints a message every so many bytes. I haven't used it for a while, but ...
BackupPC_tarCreate -h pontiac -n -1 -s \* . | gzip | buffer -o /dev/nst0 -S 10M Dan Smisko Stian Jordet wrote: > Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) wrote: > >> Stian Jordet wrote: >> >> >>> First, I can't get it to work at all: >>> >>> cat /etc/apt/sources.list|tar -cf test.tar >>> tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive >>> Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information. >>> >> If you check 'tar --help' you'll see this is not correct usage of tar. >> Don't use standard in, but just specify file names as arguments: >> >> $ tar -cf test.tar /etc/apt/sources.list >> > > Hehe. I'm very well aware of that. I was just replying to Ali Bendriss > that this did not work. What I'm trying to do is this: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate -h pontiac > -n -1 -s \* . | /bin/gzip >> /dev/nst0 > which is what backuppc tries to do when archiving to tape. And this does > not work. > > -Stian > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
