In regard to: Re: [Networker] Querying tapes in the library, A Darren...:

I'd have to pipe the output to a sort command of some sort? Or am I
misunderstanding the "-o" output option of mminfo?

Maybe it's some bad experiences with older versions, but I'll almost
always do that anyway.  I remember some very underpowered servers would
take a *long* time to re-sort the data, and I could do it in perl much
more quickly and with less load on the server.  The sorting problems may
be resolved in current versions, but I still don't use it.

I second what Darren said.  Using '-ot' or '-otr' with mminfo can be
useful in some situations, but sorting the output using some other tool
is often a better bet.

It may make it easier for you if you also investigate the -x flag for
recent versions of mminfo.

Tim
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