HP 9000 Series - Retrieving Files from a Flexible Disk

FINAL TRIM SIZE : 7.0 in x 8.5 in
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Retrieving Files from a Flexible Disk
To list les stored in a
tar archive on a exible disk, without transferring them
to your hard disk, use the follo
wing command line:
tar -tvf /dev/rfloppy/c201d0s0
This lists all the les on the exible disk.
To transfer or restore les from a exible disk to y
our hard disk drive, do the
following:
1. Load the source disk in
to the exible disk driv
e.
2. Using cd , make sure you are in in directory you want the les to reside in.
3. Enter the following command line to restore pathname on the disk to your
current directory:
tar -xvf /dev/rfloppy/c201d0s0 pathname
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