On Thursday 15 March 2007, Ray Lee wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> Here is an example >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] data]# dd if=00010.coyote._lib.1 bs=32k count=1 >> AMANDA: FILE 20070314104344 coyote /lib lev 1 comp .gz program >> /bin/tar To restore, position tape at start of file and run: >> dd if=<tape> bs=32k skip=1 | /bin/gzip -dc | /bin/tar -f - ... >> >> And the elipsis is an error if not removed. Then one is supposed to >> be able to redirect tars output with the usual >/tmp/test/ syntax >> >> So: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] data]# dd if=00010.coyote._lib.1 bs=32k >> skip=1 | /bin/gzip -dc | /bin/tar -f - >/tmp/test/ >> -bash: /tmp/test/: Is a directory >> >> which is the return from any variation in how the redirect is done. >> >> So what is it that am I doing wrong in the above command line?, so I >> can add it to my helper scripts to be published eventually on >> zmanda.org. > >One of us is confused, and it may very well be me, but... > >the /bin/tar -f - >/tmp/test/ looks to me like it should fail exactly as >bash says it does. the output redirect (>) will only write out to a >file, not a directory. (So, /tmp/file should work, /tmp/file/ won't.) > >Are you trying to redirect where the files get restored? That should be >done with a cd before doing the uncompress. > >Or am I misunderstanding what you're telling me? > >Ray
No, apparently its me that's been running with a fubar'd understanding. I was certain that tar (or bash) should have been able to put the recovered files IN the directory /tmp/test but that turns out to need more options after the '-f -' section of that sample line I posted. Thanks. A bunch.. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Mal: "You are very much lacking in imagination." Zoe: "I imagine that's so, sir." --Episode #8, "Out of Gas" - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/