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 filename ...

   -w	Enables the write mode.
   -f /dev/rmt/0	Identifies the tape drive.
   filename ...	Indicates the files and directories you want to copy.

4. Verify the files are copied to tape.

   $ pax -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 -f /dev/rmt/0
filea fileb filec

See pax(1) for more information.