uuuhhh...found the solution :p From 'info tar':
=======================================================
`--info-script=SCRIPT-NAME'
(`--new-volume-script=SCRIPT-NAME', `-F
SCRIPT-NAME') is like `--multi-volume' (`-M'), except
that `tar' does
not prompt you directly to change media volumes when
a volume is
full--instead, `tar' runs commands you have stored in
SCRIPT-NAME. For
example, this option can be used to eject cassettes,
or to broadcast
messages such as `Someone please come change my tape'
when performing
unattended backups. When SCRIPT-NAME is done, `tar'
will assume that
the media has been changed.
=======================================================
thanks anyways peeps!
--- plug bert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> Is there an option in tar wherein one can execute
> commands right after it prompts the user for a new
> tape for multipli volume backups(the -M option)?
>
> Our current data set seems to be straining our
> humble
> 24gb DDS3 tape drive, so i had to resort to multiple
> volumes when doing backups...in theory this would
> work, but what happens is i usually forget to load
> the
> next tape. i was thinking about making a shell
> script
> that can at least inform us sysads that a new tape
> needs to be loaded -- be it the usual wall
> broadcast,
> smbclient -M pop, email, singing telegram, whatever
> gets our attention.
>
> Is this possible with tar? If not, can you suggest
> alternatives(including commercial ones)? Thanks!
>
>
>
>
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