Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Administering a Workgroup
How To:
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• To write out the tape table of contents to a file:
tar tv > /home/me/backup.8.31.97
• To print out the tape table of contents:
tar tv | lp lp_options
• To extract a file (get it back off the tape):
tar x /users/me/mystuff/needed
• To extract a directory:
tar x /users/me/mystuff
• To restore all the files on the tape (write them back to disk):
tar x
NOTE tar recreates the directories on the tape if they aren’t already on the
system.
Breaking Out of the Boot Screen
An HP-UX system displays an informational screen as it boots, showing
what subsystems are being started. Normally, you should not touch the
keyboard until you are prompted to log in, but occasionally, if something
has gone wrong (for example if a critical subsystem has failed to start for
some reason) you may want to abort the boot. You can do this by entering
Control-|
CAUTION You should now shut down the system immediately.