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22-Dec-2004, 07:25 PM #1
Linux and tape eject
We are running a tar command in cron to do backups. I just overwrote a tape because it didn't eject after the tar was complete. Looking at man pages tar doesn't have an eject media option. Could I use /usr/bin/mt /rmto: eject?

or something like that? Just curious and want to save me from my lameness of forgetting to rotate the tape...

Thanks in advance for any help on this one.
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22-Dec-2004, 07:40 PM #2
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/usr/bin/mt -f st0: -e worked like a charm edited cron job and happy camper again I beat the gurus here, I know this will not last. must be my day old brian cells are awkening from a microsoft windows daze.

thansk all this site rocks huge!!!!!!
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22-Dec-2004, 09:29 PM #3
Good job. Research always helps!
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22-Dec-2004, 11:18 PM #4
Nice to see another Linux Guru around here. You actually look pretty advanced to me. Don't sell yourself short.
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