Tapeback
Tapeback is command line software for backing up various parts of a Linux system. It supports appending multiple backups to a single tape as well as having a backup span multiple tapes. Its backups are fully self-contained; no "database" is needed to restore a backup. Restore point redirection is also easily accomplished without complex editing of config files or complex commands to enter at the command line. The package also includes a small kernel patch to facilitate real-time detection of "drive ready" status. This patch allows tapeback to automatically detect when a tape is switched in the drive (when end of tape is hit during backup/restore).
| Tags | Archiving backup |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 20 Sep 2004 08:00
Changes: The tape spanning code was fixed so that it actually works again. A bug in taperestore that caused the K per Second display to be wildly wrong on the second and subsequent tapes was fixed. A case where you would be at end of tape yet the device End_Of_Tape indicator would not come on was fixed.
- 04 Sep 2004 12:19
Changes: A major problem in the tape reading and writing routines was fixed, so they now actually work. taperestore was cleaned up, and it now looks similar to tapeback. A tape drive identification utility was added.
- 16 Aug 2004 06:21
Changes: The ability to create filesets was added. A fileset is a reusable list of specific directories and files to backup. The progress bar was fixed so that it's actually accurate. A speed indicator was added to the backup display. Incremental and differential backups now work with filesets. Other minor bugfixes were made.
- 06 Jul 2004 07:06
Changes: Incremental and differential backup options were added. The user can now select to overwrite a tape, but the default is always to append to tape. The user can now specify the name of a backup. Common functions were split into a shared library. Restore now seeks out the correct dataset if a second tape is used.
- 30 Jun 2004 19:23
Changes: This release adds a mktape utility for preparing tapes for use, progress bars to tapeback and taperestore (ANSI is your friend), and minor cleanups to end-of-tape detection.
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