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Operating Systems AIX How to list files in AIX 3.2 mksysb backup tape Post 302213475 by johnf on Thursday 10th of July 2008 07:20:51 AM
Old 07-10-2008
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Originally Posted by victorcheung
Hi,

Can anyone tell how to list files in a AIX 3.2 mksysb backup tape.


Thanks!
Victor Cheung
To list files on any mksysb tape do the following:

tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3 (This assumes the tape drive is where the mksysb is stored and .1 is the non rewind device the fsf 3 winds the tape past the header information.)

Then

restore -tvqf /dev/rmt0[.1] (for non rewind use the .1)

All of the above assumes that the tape drive characteristics are set to match the way the tape was written too.
 

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BACKUP_APROPOS(8)					       AFS Command Reference						 BACKUP_APROPOS(8)

NAME
backup_apropos - Displays each help entry containing a keyword string SYNOPSIS
backup apropos -topic <help string> [-help] backup ap -t <help string> [-h] DESCRIPTION
The backup apropos command displays the first line of the online help entry for any backup command that has in its name or short description the string specified by the -topic argument. To display the syntax for a command, use the backup help command. OPTIONS
-topic <help string> Specifies the keyword string to match, in lowercase letters only. If the string is more than a single word, surround it with double quotes (" ") or other delimiters. -help Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored. OUTPUT
The first line of a command's online help entry names it and briefly describes its function. This command displays the first line for any backup command where the string specified with the -topic argument is part of the command name or first line. EXAMPLES
The following example lists all backup commands that include the word "tape" in their names or short descriptions: % backup apropos tape labeltape: label a tape readlabel: read the label on tape scantape: dump information recovery from tape status: get tape coordinator status PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
None SEE ALSO
backup(8), backup_help(8) COPYRIGHT
IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved. This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell. OpenAFS 2012-03-26 BACKUP_APROPOS(8)
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