How can I do an automatic archive ?
Luisma Sanchez wanted to automate ontape -s -L0 from a Unix shell, since it prompts for the tape and Return. One poster suggested recording the responses in a file and redirecting it into ontape. Roelof van leuveren piped echo with a no answer into ontape -s -L 0 in a cron script on Solaris 2.6, which he used successfully.
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Hello !
Sorry for my poor english, but i need some help .
I want to do an automatic archive from a unix shell.
When i put ontape -s -L0, the system show me to
put the tape on and press Return to proceed....
How can i send the appropiate characters in the unix shell
after the ontape command, to automatize this question ?
Sorry again and thank you!
Luisma.
In article <81bb17$irm$1@unbe.sarenet.es>,
"Luisma Sanchez" <luismas@asemas.es> wrote:
> Hello !
>
> Sorry for my poor english, but i need some help .
>
> I want to do an automatic archive from a unix shell.
> When i put ontape -s -L0, the system show me to
> put the tape on and press Return to proceed....
>
> How can i send the appropiate characters in the unix shell
> after the ontape command, to automatize this question ?
>
> Sorry again and thank you!
>
> Luisma.
>
>
You can write a file that has all the responses that ontape will need.
Run ontape once manually and write down everything you type. Then open
up a file on UNIX and type that all again. Then you can call ontape -s
-L0 < <that file name>.
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hello Luisma,
You can also try echo '\\no'|ontape -s -L 0 in a unix script.
I use this command in a script including the necessary environment vars
which will be executed from the crontab .
good luck
Luisma Sanchez <luismas@asemas.es> wrote in message
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> Hello !
>
> Sorry for my poor english, but i need some help .
>
> I want to do an automatic archive from a unix shell.
> When i put ontape -s -L0, the system show me to
> put the tape on and press Return to proceed....
>
> How can i send the appropiate characters in the unix shell
> after the ontape command, to automatize this question ?
>
> Sorry again and thank you!
>
> Luisma.
>
>
>
>
hello Luisma,
You can also try echo '\\no'|ontape -s -L 0 in a unix script on solaris
2.6
I use this command in a script including the necessary environment vars
which will be executed from the crontab .
good luck
Luisma Sanchez <luismas@asemas.es> wrote in message
news:81bb17$irm$1@unbe.sarenet.es...
> Hello !
>
> Sorry for my poor english, but i need some help .
>
> I want to do an automatic archive from a unix shell.
> When i put ontape -s -L0, the system show me to
> put the tape on and press Return to proceed....
>
> How can i send the appropiate characters in the unix shell
> after the ontape command, to automatize this question ?
>
> Sorry again and thank you!
>
> Luisma.
>
>
>
>