How to Copy Files to a Tape (pax)

1. Change to the directory that contains the files you want to copy.

2. Insert a write-enabled tape into the tape drive.

3. Copy the files to tape with the pax command.

   $ pax -w -f /dev/rmt/0 .

   -w	Copies the current directory contents to tape.
   -f /dev/rmt/0	Identifies the tape drive.

4. Verify the files are copied to tape by using the pax -l command.

   $ pax -l -f /dev/rmt/0

5. Remove the tape from the drive and write the names of the files on the tape label.

Example--Copying Files to a Tape (pax)

$ pax -w -f /dev/rmt/0 .
$ pax -l -f /dev/rmt/0
filea fileb filec

See pax(1) for more information.