[lug] Tape backup app

[Neil Doane]

I use 'dump' and a crontab for that.  I tend to use dump rather than tar 
not so much for 'dump' itself, but for 'restore', because I like its 
interactive mode (like a shell) to restore just one or two files or 
directories from an archive easily.  



Neil



* Mark Sweitzer (mark at consultnetwork.net), on [08-10-03 20:39], wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know of a tape backup application that meets the following
> criteria?:
> -Will run on Redhat 9
> -Supports DAT tape (DDS formats)
> -Ability to schedule unattended backup jobs
> -Licensed under GNU open source or low-cost shareware for 1 machine on a
> network
> 
> Responses and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> ***********************
> Mark Sweitzer