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Maybe it's better to post the script to see if there's anything that can be done.

Ok, this is the deal.

The backup is being made by a tar command, directly to the tape. Something like: tar cvf ./xpto /dev/tape

In this script i check the time of start and end of the script...

Ok.
My OS is the UnixWare SCO 7.
How to label the tapes then?


Thank you for your reply.

Jorge

Hello Experts,

I've got a shell script that makes the backup of the files that i want. I also have this script showing the amount of files backed up and in witch folders they are.
It's only...

Hi experts,

Can anyone tell me how to set up a printer in UNIX (SCO).

In my XP, i've got a printer (HP 840C) that i want the Unix Server to print to it. How can i give it the command so i can...

Hi,

I've tried to find answer to this question in the forums but i haven't found it.
How can i know the space left in my devices (tape, disk, floppy, etc...)?
It is very important to know at...

Well,

Thank you very much my dear friend.
If there's any other problem around here, people can use this solution because it works.

Thank you David.

Best Regards,
Jorge Ferreira

Hello David,

I've got it, but only with your help.
If i do 'tar tvf /dev/rtp grep -l ./CTA |wc -l', i can see how many files i've got inside './CTA' directory. The only thing i need to do is to...

The Backup tool is also a script.

This Script is this:



cd /
lincacd

cd /home/jorge/JJ
rm ./log.txt

date "+Backup started at %d/%m/%Y - %T" >> ./log.txt

#Backup integral
cd...

Hi experts,

First of all thanks for all your help.
How can i count the lines within a text file and send this number to another text file?
And by the way how can i count the number of files...

You mean check for every directory copied?
I used the other script because i didn't found any other way to do it.
By the way, can you please tell me how can i do to "join" several directories to a...

Hello experts,

I would like to know if there's a way to know the date and time of a process.

This is the cenarium:

I've got a script (not made by me) that gives me the processes working and...

I think that if you want to backup to a tape device, you'll need the tar command.

tar cvf(crete new job) /your_tape/device ./your_directory_to_be_copied_1 ./your_directory_to_be_copied_2

It...

As i said, the problem was with the script and not with the CronTab.

This script was suposed to backup a few files and send information to a script when it started and finished so i knew if it...

Ok guys,

I've got the problem solved. It was not with the crontab but with the script.

Thank you for your help

Hello experts,

I've got a question on cron command.
The scenery is this:

- I need to make the backups on the system where i work
- I can do it myself at late hours, or I can let the...

Thank you Gentlemen for your time:
Ygor and Norsk Hedensk

Thanx for the tip Ygor. It really works.

Jorge Ferreira

Hi everyone,

I was told, i my job, to do a script that creates the backup of all the files that are important to us.
So i created the script, put it in the crontab and it works great.

Now...