Hi Perry,
On 31-Jan-99 Perry Gilfillan wrote:
> AppleUni Author wrote:
> Okay mister High and Mighty... When did you ever pay for anything
> you
> acquired from an ftp site?
>
>
> Answer a question with a real answer:
>
> I've decided that 'tob' looks like a good script to manage backups.
> I've configured things as directed in the documentation. I've
> specified
> /dev/ftape, and created a small test.selectdir file, for a 10mb
> backup.
> Every thing should run smoothly.
>
> Whether running the tob script or using afio from the command line,
> it
> does not understand that "/dev/ftape" is the archive destination. It
> reports that /dev/ftape is an invalid argument.
The device /dev/ftape is a sym-link to /dev/qftn where n=0-3. Make sure
it is linked to the device you are using or just use the device you are
want.
Carl
>
> I can make the tape do flips and jump through hoops using mt, but do
> not
> know what afio needs.
>
> I've looked at the man page... it reads "... | afio -o archive"
>
> I presume that 'archive' should be replace with the destination file
> or
> device, so one could do
> 'ls | afio -o /dev/ftape' for a quick test.
>
> TiA,
> Perry
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E-Mail: Carl J. Nobile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 31-Jan-99
Time: 13:49:20
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