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cpio confusion

2007-12-24 20:11:00

from the cpio command:

find *[0-9]*/oradata/* -print|eval $EG|cpio -ocvdumC
65000 > $DEV

where DEV=/dev/rmt/0m

i'm trying to see what is on this tape, if anything.
when i execute:

cpio -icvdumC 65000 < $DEV

it wants me to add the device/name for input, when i
add /dev/rmt/0m it stops and returns:

end of medium

does this mean that there is nothing on the tape?

cpio -oC 65000 -O /tmp/out1 < $DEV

returns:

TRAILER!!!

this definitely looks like an empty tape.

rf

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