Datacom Systems J Class - Manual (Page 96)

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Restoring Files from a Data Cassette to Your System
Use the following instructions to restore files from a data cassette to
your system:
1. Load the data cassette into the tape drive.
2.
Use cd to change to the directory you want the files to reside in.
3. Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your
Workspace.
A terminal window opens.
4. Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the
left mouse button.
5. Enter the following command line to restore data:
tar –xvf /dev/rmt/3m pathname Enter
where pathname is the pathname of the file or directory contain-
ing files that you want to restore from the tape. If pathname is
not specified, everything on the data cassette is restored. To use
the data compression mode, substitute /dev/rmt/3hc for /dev/
rmt/3m.