Change to the directory where you want to put the files.
Insert the tape into the tape drive.
Retrieve a subset of files from a tape using the cpio command.
$ cpio -icv "*file" < /dev/rmt/n |
-i |
Reads in the contents of the tape. |
-c |
Specifies that cpio should read headers in ASCII character format. |
-v |
Displays the files as they are retrieved in a format similar to the output from the ls command. |
"*file" |
Specifies that all of the files that match the pattern are copied to the current directory. You can specify multiple patterns, but each must be enclosed in double quotation marks. |
< /dev/rmt/n |
Specifies the input file. |
Verify the files are copied by listing the contents of the current directory.
$ ls -l |
The following example retrieves all files with the suffix chapter from the tape in drive 0.
$ cd /home/smith/Book $ cpio -icv "*chapter" < /dev/rmt/0 Boot.chapter Directory.chapter Install.chapter Intro.chapter 31 blocks $ ls -l |
See cpio(1) for more information.