3.3

Restoring Data to the iNEWS Database
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You can check to see what was dumped to a tape during a year by specifying just the
year (YY).
For instance, to list everything dumped in October 2009, type:
dbrestore td -d 0910
A message similar to the following appears:
Listing tape contents only!
Type Stories Name
Dir
Dir SHOW.TODAY
Que 34 SHOW.TODAY.SCRIPTS
Que 3 SHOW.TODAY.RUNDOWNS
Continuing with Dump(2) Block(0)
Dumped Thu Jul15 10:30:19 2009
Dir SHOW.TODAY
Que 27 SHOW.TODAY.SCRIPTS
Que 3 SHOW.TODAY.RUNDOWNS
67 stories listed
In the previous example, the tape contains only backups from two dates: the first backup
and one made on July 15, 2009. Notice the date of the first backup is not included in the
listing. To find the date of the first backup, type the
dbrestore tf command described
below.
The dbrestore displays a Continuing with Dump
message just before processing the
second dump.
Listing the Date of Each Backup
To list the dates of each backup on a tape:
t Type: dbrestore tf
A message similar to the following appears:
Listing tape contents only!
Starting: Dump(1) Block(0)
Dumped Tue Jul10 15:33:01 2009
Continuing with Dump(2) Block(0)
Dumped Thu Jul15 10:30:19 2009
Elapsed time: 00:13