Re: ontape -a

Posted in 1998

David Williams — Thu, 1 Oct 1998 00:30:34 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <6uu1op$6hi$1@news.xmission.com>, Girish Kagrana <girishk@infogain.com> writes > >Hi All, > >When U run the 'ontape -a' command on same tape for 2nd time, >will it append th the first backup or it will overwrite the >1st time backup taken by same command > >Does the device name for eg. /dev/rmt0 or /dev/nrmt0 make diff. for that > > > ******************** OVERWRITE *********************!!! Just ontape -c with a 2Gb tape like everyone else... -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care