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Re: [Bug-tar] Feature: posibility to use --new-volume-script with comman


From: Sergey Poznyakoff
Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] Feature: posibility to use --new-volume-script with command
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:17:18 +0200

ÁâÐÝØáÛÐÒ <address@hidden> ha escrit:

> It would be nice to have an ability to use 'command' for
> --new-volume-script switch instead of 'script'

You can use arbitrary command as an argument to --new-volume-script.

> for example:
> ---
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> tape_change () {
>       echo change tape
> }
> 
> tar -cvf -f /dev/nst0 --new-volume-script tape_change ...

tape_change is a shell function, and cannot be used as argument.

Instead, write:

tar -cvf -f /dev/nst0 --new-volume-script 'echo change tape'

Regards,
Sergey



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