Change to the directory where you want to put the files.
Insert the diskette into the drive.
Make the diskette available.
$ volcheck |
Retrieve files from the diskette.
$ tar xvf /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
All files on the diskette are copied to the current directory.
Verify that the files have been retrieved.
$ ls -l |
Remove the diskette from the drive.
The following example shows how to retrieve all the files from a diskette.
$ volcheck $ cd /home/smith/Evaluations $ tar xvf /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 x evaluation.doc, 44032 bytes, 86 tape blocks x evaluation.doc.backup, 43008 bytes, 84 tape blocks $ ls -l |
The following example shows how to retrieve an individual file from a diskette.
$ volcheck $ tar xvf /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 evaluation.doc x evaluation.doc, 44032 bytes, 86 tape blocks $ ls -l |
The file names that you specify are extracted from the diskette and placed in the current working directory.