20 Running tverify

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The tverify command can be used to verify the integrity of all data in an archive (usually one on tape) by checking it against the filesystem contents. tverify supposes that the file system contents did not change during or between the backup and the verify pass. If a files in the filesystem and on tape are not identical, tverify supposes that the copy on tape was written incorrectly. This may lead to incorrect error reports when verifying against a live filesystem.

Running tverify goes along the same lines as running trestore, except that you are asked for a verify method in stead of an unpack method.

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