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Matsul

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I am taking a backup using

find . -print | backup -iqvf /dev/rmt0

If after completing the backup I reissue the command without performing any other related actions would the new backup overwrite the old backup ?
 
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Yes - because you are using the 'rewind' tape device

To stop this use /dev/rmt0.1

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thanks, in that case how would I recover the second backup , skipping the first ?

 
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tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 1
 
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