Re: cpio problem

i have used dd to copy a dbexport tape onto disk , you have to use he -B option to set the block size to the same of your dbexport statement . When the data is copied to disk you are able to have a look at it. You can even do your import from the disk , instead of the tape device point to the disklocation . Hope this is any help Cheers Ralf Abhay Mannur wrote in message <6djsvk$odc$1@news.xmission.com>... > >Hi, >We have exported a database to a tape. >How can I edit the schema file before I import it. >I tried cpio to copy the whole tape on the disk but it is giving me >'Out of Phase' error. What should be the cpio command to extract >everything on disk. >Thanks in advance. >Abhay Mannur.