The "man" page for the Linux "tar" command mentions a "--ignore-failed-read" option. Is that what you're looking for? The "ftp" command isn't usually used with tape drives...
Kind of upsetting that Linux doesn't seem to have the trusty old "mt" program, which allowed all kinds of magtape manipulation... ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 5:48 AM > List, > > OS RedHat 7.3 > Oeacle 8.1.7 rel3 > I have had a disk failure on my test box and a datafile needs to be > recovered from my tape backup. The tape contains 6 large datafiles and I > get errors after reading the first one. > Does anyone know the linux FTP option to --ignore-read-errors? The man > command does not list it. I feel that there might be a bad section of > tape and I would like to skip it until the next file header. > I am in the process of exporting the data by month from the production > server to reload into a recreated datafile if I can't get the tape to > work. I would prefer to use the tape restore because the data needed is > 3 GIG and will take a long time to exp/imp. > I guess this is what you get when you use scrounged equipment to make > a test box to improve your knowledge. It also tests your backup/restore > equipment. > Thanks, > Ron > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Ron Rogers > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Tim Gorman INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
