cpio

[Regina Mitchell]

I???m trying to extract the file install.sh from a 4mm tape that was copied via cpio.
Cpio ???iBcuv ???install.sh??? < /dev/rmt/0m
But I get the error ???If you want to go on, type device/file name when ready???. Anything I type gives me ???that didn???t work???. Any ideas?

[Mark Grant]

This means that cpio thinks it has reached the end of the tape and is expecting you to put another one in and then type the device name again.

[Massimo Bianchi]

Try using using pax:

pax -rf archive install.sh

Massimo

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Shawn,

You should take a look at the contents of the cpio volume to determine the path/filename to extract - do

cpio -itv < /dev/rmt/0m

It may be that the file is actually /opt/install.sh or something.
Then use the full pathname & try again.

HTH,
Jeff

[Keith Bevan_1]

Shawn,

You could omit the c option as this would be looking for a header on the tape (unless of course you know there is a header label).

Other ideas are use the t & v options for a table and verbose output to the screen, also try removing the B standard block size flag.

Try cpio -itv < /dev/rmt/0m

to view the tape contents

Finally, check the clean status of your 4mm dat drive. Do the heads need cleaning ?

Keith