I have always found that tar'ing the directory up first then compressing it works quite well. -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Gramolini [mailto:rgramolini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 2:32 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: OT : compress & write to tape - how to ? We do it with the os command "compress /directory/*" then copy it to tape. Nothing fancy, but it works. HTH, Ruth -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Prem Khanna J Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 3:14 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: OT : compress & write to tape - how to ? Hi all, please excuse me for this OT question. which is the best way to compress a directory and write to tape in AIX5.2L ? i see various combinations of tar, gzip , dd ... on the net to do this task. Regards, Prem. --- To unsubscribe - mailto:oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&subject=unsubscribe To read recent messages - //freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/09-2004 -- To unsubscribe - mailto:oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&subject=unsubscribe To search the archives - //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ -- To unsubscribe - mailto:oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&subject=unsubscribe To search the archives - //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/