/dev/st0

Linux tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument error and solution

by on June 5, 2008 · 1 comment

Q. When I run tar command it fails with an error that read as follows: tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument How do I fix this error under CentOS / Debian / Fedora / RHEL Linux HP server systems?

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How To Extract a Single File / Directory from Tarball Archive

by on April 29, 2008 · 5 comments

How do I extract a single file or directory form a tarball under UNIX / Linux shell prompt? How do I restore a single file from /dev/st0 tape device?

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Linux Tape Backup With mt And tar Command Howto

by on April 19, 2006 · 33 comments

Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip. Nearly all recording tape is of this type, whether used for video, audio storage or general purpose digital data storage using a computer. How do I make backup using tapes under Linux operating systems?

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