In article <Pine.LNX.4.63.0510021920340.16002@localhost.local domain>,
S P Arif Sahari Wibowo <arifsaha@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hi!
>
>How can I test the readability of tarred files in a tape? If I
>ran "tar t" successfully accross the tape, is it mean all the
>files definitely readable?
>
>How can I verify the tarred files in a tape against the
>original? I means after the backup done, now I want to execute a
>separate verifying run. Can I do it without getting enough HD
>space to restore the whole backup?
>
>Thank you!

tar -dvv -f /dev/tape