How to Extract Files From a Remote Tape Device

1. Insert the tape into the tape drive.
2. Change to a temporary directory.

   $ cd /var/tmp

3. Extract the files from a remote tape device.

   $ ssh remote-host dd if=/dev/rmt/n | tar xvBpf -

   ssh remote-host

   Indicates a secure shell that is started to extract the files from the tape device by using the dd command.

   dd if=/dev/rmt/n

   Indicates the input device.

   | tar xvBpf -

   Pipes the output of the dd command to the tar command, which is used to restore the files.

4. Verify that the files have been extracted.

   $ ls -l

$ cd /var/tmp
$ ssh mercury dd if=/dev/rmt/0 | tar xvBpf -
password:
x answers/, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x answers/test129, 48 bytes, 1 tape blocks
20+0 records in
20+0 records out
x sc.directives/, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x sc.directives/sc.190089, 77 bytes, 1 tape blocks
x tests/, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x tests/test131, 84 bytes, 1 tape blocks
$ ls -l