If you are just interested in testing the readability or listing the contents of a tape, you may perform a table of contents listing (aka readback):
tar -tzf /dev/st0
To restore a single file (CONTROL) to a temporary directory (/esupport/restore):
mkdir -p /esupport/restore cd /esupport/restore tar -xzvf /dev/st0 ./u2/eclipse/CONTROL
To restore an entire directory (/u2/eclipse) to it’s original location (/u2/eclipse) for a full system recovery:
Warning: As always, please exercise caution when performing system maintenance, especially when initiating processes that can potentially overwrite data.
cd / tar -xzvf /dev/st0 ./u2/eclipse