Mt - Revision history

Christoph at 08:58, 17 February 2016

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Christoph at 01:49, 20 October 2007

2007-10-20T01:49:06Z

Christoph: Mt (command) moved to Mt

2007-04-26T02:06:37Z

Mt (command) moved to Mt

Christoph at 02:06, 26 April 2007

2007-04-26T02:06:09Z

Christoph: /* External links */

2007-02-13T02:24:50Z

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Christoph: /* Example usage */

2007-02-02T01:24:56Z

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Christoph at 01:00, 1 February 2007

2007-02-01T01:00:18Z

Christoph: /* Example usage */

2007-02-01T00:46:58Z

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Christoph: /* Example usage */

2006-12-15T03:11:08Z

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 * Rewind tape drive:
-  % mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
 * Backup directory /data and /home with [[Tar (command)|tar]] command (z - compressed; note the <code>/dev/nst0</code>; '<code>nst0</code>' ''not'' '<code>st0</code>'):
-  % tar -czf /dev/st0 /data /home
+  $ tar -czf /dev/st0 /data /home
-  ~OR~
+  $ #~OR~
-  % tar --index-file=foo.log -jcvf /dev/nst0 /data /home
+  $ tar --index-file=foo.log -jcvf /dev/nst0 /data /home
-  ~OR~
+  $ #~OR~
-  % tar -jcvf /dev/nst0 /data /home 1>stdout 2>stderr  # Using Bash shell
+  $ tar -jcvf /dev/nst0 /data /home 1>stdout 2>stderr  # Using Bash shell
-  ~OR~
+  $ #~OR~
-  % tar -jcvf /dev/nst0 --label="Backup - `date '+%Y-%m-%d'` - /home" /home 1>stdout 2>stderr
+  $ tar -jcvf /dev/nst0 --label="Backup - `date '+%Y-%m-%d'` - /home" /home 1>stdout 2>stderr
 * Return ("tell") current block:
-  % mt -f /dev/st0 tell
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 tell
 * Display list of files on tape drive:
-  % tar -tzf /dev/st0
+  $ tar -tzf /dev/st0
-Or,
+ $ #~OR~
-  % tar -tvf /dev/st0
+  $ tar -tvf /dev/st0
 * Restore /data directory:
-  % cd /
+  $ cd /
-  % mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
-  % tar -xzf /dev/st0 data
+  $ tar -xzf /dev/st0 data
 * Unload (i.e. enable eject) the tape:
-  % mt -f /dev/st0 offline
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 offline
 * Display status information about the tape unit:
-  % mt -f /dev/st0 status
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 status
 * Erase the tape:
-  % mt -f /dev/st0 erase
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 erase
 * Go to end of data:
-  % mt -f /dev/nst0 eod
+  $ mt -f /dev/nst0 eod
 * Goto previous record:
-  % mt -f /dev/nst0 bsfm 1
+  $ mt -f /dev/nst0 bsfm 1
 * Forward record:
-  % mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1
+  $ mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1
 ===Hardware compression===
-*Turn on hardware compression:
+* Turn on hardware compression:
-  mt -f /dev/st0 compression 1
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 compression 1
-*Turn on a number of other options that can speed up the tape drive (see the man page for mt for more details):
+* Turn on a number of other options that can speed up the tape drive (see the man page for mt for more details):
-  mt -f /dev/st0 stoptions buffer-writes read-ahead async-writes scsi2logical can-bsr auto-lock
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 stoptions buffer-writes read-ahead async-writes scsi2logical can-bsr auto-lock
-*Turn on buffered operation for the drive:
+* Turn on buffered operation for the drive:
-  mt -f /dev/st0 drvbuffer 1
+  $ mt -f /dev/st0 drvbuffer 1
 ===Backup via ssh===
-  % tar zcvf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com "cat > /backup/data.tar.gz"
+  $ tar zcvf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com "cat > /backup/data.tar.gz"
 * Or, using the [[Dd (command)|dd]] command:
-  % tar cvzf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com "dd of=/backup/data.tar.gz"
+  $ tar cvzf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com "dd of=/backup/data.tar.gz"
 * Or, backup to a remote tape device:
-  % tar cvzf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com "cat > /dev/nst0"
+  $ tar cvzf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com "cat > /dev/nst0"
 * Also, using the <tt>mt</tt> command to rewind the tape and then dump to it:
-  % tar cvzf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com $(mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind; cat > /dev/nst0)$
+  $ tar cvzf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com $(mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind; cat > /dev/nst0)$
 * Finally, restore the data over a ssh session:
-  % ssh root@www.example.com "cat /backup/data.tar.gz" | tar zxvf -
+  $ ssh root@www.example.com "cat /backup/data.tar.gz" | tar zxvf -
 ===Miscellaneous commands===
-*Eject the tape (or CDROM, DVD, etc):
+* Eject the tape (or CDROM, DVD, etc):
-  % eject /media/cdrom
+  $ eject /media/cdrom
-*Close the tray:
+* Close the tray:
-  % eject -t /media/cdrom
+  $ eject -t /media/cdrom
-*Exclude certain files from a tar archive:
+* Exclude certain files from a tar archive:
-  % tar -zcvf /home/backup.tar.gz --exclude='foo' --exclude='bar' /home/bob
+  $ tar -zcvf /home/backup.tar.gz --exclude='foo' --exclude='bar' /home/bob
-*Or, list files to exclude in a file (one filename per line):
+* Or, list files to exclude in a file (one filename per line):
-  % tar -zcvf /home/backup.tar.gz -X exclude.txt /home/bob
+  $ tar -zcvf /home/backup.tar.gz -X exclude.txt /home/bob
 ==Backup script (example)==

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 Consult the man pages for <tt>mt</tt> and <tt>st</tt> for extended information. Also, make sure the modules for <tt>st</tt> have been loaded with <tt>lsmod</tt>.
-== Example usage ==
+==Example usage==
 ''Note: The default device name should be <code>/dev/st0</code> (i.e. first SCSI tape device).''
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   % mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1
-=== Backup via ssh ===
+===Hardware compression===
   % tar zcvf - /data | ssh root@www.example.com "cat > /backup/data.tar.gz"
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   % ssh root@www.example.com "cat /backup/data.tar.gz" | tar zxvf -
-=== Miscellaneous commands ===
+===Miscellaneous commands===
-* Eject the tape (or CDROM, DVD, etc):
+*Eject the tape (or CDROM, DVD, etc):
   % eject /media/cdrom
-* Close the tray:
+*Close the tray:
   % eject -t /media/cdrom
-* Exclude certain files from a tar archive:
+*Exclude certain files from a tar archive:
   % tar -zcvf /home/backup.tar.gz --exclude='foo' --exclude='bar' /home/bob
-* Or, list files to exclude in a file (one filename per line):
+*Or, list files to exclude in a file (one filename per line):
   % tar -zcvf /home/backup.tar.gz -X exclude.txt /home/bob
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 </pre>
-== Linux tape drives naming conventions ==
+==Linux tape drives naming conventions==
-=== SCSI tape device names ===
+===SCSI tape device names===
 The <code>st</code> driver provides the interface to a variety of SCSI tape devices under Linux.
-* First (auto rewind) SCSI tape device name: /dev/st0
+*First (auto rewind) SCSI tape device name: /dev/st0
-* Second (auto rewind) SCSI tape device name: /dev/st1
+*Second (auto rewind) SCSI tape device name: /dev/st1
-* First the non-rewind SCSI tape devices: /dev/nst0
+*First the non-rewind SCSI tape devices: /dev/nst0
-* Second the non-rewind SCSI tape devices: /dev/nst1
+*Second the non-rewind SCSI tape devices: /dev/nst1
-=== IDE tape device names ===
+===IDE tape device names===
 The <code>ht</code> driver provides the interface to a variety of IDE tape devices under Linux.
-* First (auto rewind) IDE tape device name: /dev/ht0
+*First (auto rewind) IDE tape device name: /dev/ht0
-* Second (auto rewind) IDE tape device name: /dev/ht1
+*Second (auto rewind) IDE tape device name: /dev/ht1
-* First the non-rewind IDE tape devices: /dev/nht0
+*First the non-rewind IDE tape devices: /dev/nht0
-* Second the non-rewind IDE tape devices: /dev/nht1
+*Second the non-rewind IDE tape devices: /dev/nht1
-=== Main tape types ===
+===Main tape types===
-* Digital Data Storage (DDS);
+*Digital Data Storage (DDS);
-* Digital Audio Tape (DAT); and
+*Digital Audio Tape (DAT); and
-* Digital Linear Tape (DLT)
+*Digital Linear Tape (DLT)
 ==See also==

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 '''mt''' is a [[:Category:Linux Command Line Tools|command]] used to control and backup data onto magnetic tapes.
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 * Digital Linear Tape (DLT)
-== See also ==
+==See also==
-* [[Tar (command)|tar]]
+*[[tar]]
-* [[Rsync (command)|rsync]]
+*[[rsync]]
 ==External links==

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 * [[Rsync (command)|rsync]]
-== External links ==
+==External links==
 *[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-tape-backup-with-mt-and-tar-command-howto/ Linux tape backup with mt and tar command - howto]
 *[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-use-tar-command-through-network-over-ssh-session/ Howto: Use tar command through network over ssh session]

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   % mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
-* Backup directory /data and /home with [[Tar (command)|tar]] command (z - compressed):
+* Backup directory /data and /home with [[Tar (command)|tar]] command (z - compressed; note the <code>/dev/nst0</code>; '<code>nst0</code>' ''not'' '<code>st0</code>'):
   % tar -czf /dev/st0 /data /home
   ~OR~
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   ~OR~
   % tar -jcvf /dev/nst0 /data /home 1>stdout 2>stderr  # Using Bash shell
 * Return ("tell") current block:

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 * Or, list files to exclude in a file (one filename per line):
   % tar -zcvf /home/backup.tar.gz -X exclude.txt /home/bob
 == Linux tape drives naming conventions ==
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 == External links ==
-* [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-tape-backup-with-mt-and-tar-command-howto/ Linux tape backup with mt and tar command - howto]
+*[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-tape-backup-with-mt-and-tar-command-howto/ Linux tape backup with mt and tar command - howto]
-* [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-use-tar-command-through-network-over-ssh-session/ Howto: Use tar command through network over ssh session]
+*[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-use-tar-command-through-network-over-ssh-session/ Howto: Use tar command through network over ssh session]
-* [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/tape-drives-naming-convention-under-linux/ Tape drives naming convention under Linux]
+*[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/tape-drives-naming-convention-under-linux/ Tape drives naming convention under Linux]
-* [http://nixcraft.com/setting-up-raid-1-mirroring-on-a-running-remote-linux-system-vt472.html Howto: Setting up RAID 1 mirroring on a running remote Linux system over ssh connection]
+*[http://nixcraft.com/setting-up-raid-1-mirroring-on-a-running-remote-linux-system-vt472.html Howto: Setting up RAID 1 mirroring on a running remote Linux system over ssh connection]
-* [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-do-i-rotate-log-files/ How do I rotate log files?]
+*[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-do-i-rotate-log-files/ How do I rotate log files?]
-* [http://bash.cyberciti.biz/backup/encryptftpupload.bash.php Backup shell script to backup selected directories and upload securely (gpg) to FTP server]
+*[http://bash.cyberciti.biz/backup/encryptftpupload.bash.php Backup shell script to backup selected directories and upload securely (gpg) to FTP server]
-* [http://bash.cyberciti.biz/backup/mybackup.php Shell script to backup directories & files from your home directory and email them as .tar.gz file]
+*[http://bash.cyberciti.biz/backup/mybackup.php Shell script to backup directories & files from your home directory and email them as .tar.gz file]
-* [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-do-i-use-cpio-command-under-linux/ How do I use cpio command under Linux?]
+*[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-do-i-use-cpio-command-under-linux/ How do I use cpio command under Linux?]
-* [http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_rdiff_backup Automated Backups With rdiff-backup]
+*[http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_rdiff_backup Automated Backups With rdiff-backup]
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