How to use a tape drive (TAR)

2003/07/18 Xu Yunsheng 1. copy the file (or directory) to tar CVF/dev/st0 filename1 filename2 on the drive... (overwrite) tar RVF/dev/st0 filename1 filename2... (add copy) or tar-r/filename1... -VF/dev/st0 (not tried) 2. List the files on the drive, tar tvf/dev/st03, and change the files (or directories) on the tape) copy to the current directory tar xvf/dev/st0 filename filename24, delete one or more files from the existing tape tar -- delete ETC/hosts-VF/dev/st0 Note: V: show all information of the file (such as attributes, size, and time) F: the following is the tape device name written into the tar file ==== tar. ========= 1. Package the files and directories under the WWW directory to the current directory # cd/var tar zcvf www20040211.tar.gz. /www2, decompress it to the current directory tar zxvf www20040211.tar.gz