On Tuesday 14 March 2006 12:29 am, Paul Dwerryhouse wrote: > On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 04:20:44PM +0530, Krishnaprasad wrote: > > I have a query regarding data storage to tape . I am writing > > data to tape using tar utility. how can I cross check the data ie how > > can I verify the data...I have tried with verify option with tar > > command. But still problem is there... any other option is there ..pls > > suggest... Another option is cpio using the "crc" format, which stores each file and a CRC for that file. After the backup you can run cpio with the "--only-verify-crc" flag and it will compare the file verses the CRC that are both on the tape. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list