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Article #10884Re: 1/4 inch cartridge tape drives & tar
From: Joe Smith
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1989 19:52
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1989 19:52
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> You can't append *to files*, like with "tar r", but you certainly can put > multiple files on the same tape, using the nrst* non-rewinding device. Fine, but what if you *forget* how many files are on the tape (ok, lose the paper it's written down on :-)), or worse yet, replace a tar with a new version thats slightly larger? Is there a mt command to skip to empty tape? Seems a risky way to archive things to me. jes@mbio.med.upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics 233 Anatomy-Chemistry Philadelphia, PA 19104-6059 (215) 898-8348
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!utstat!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!rice!sun-spots-request From: jes@mbio.med.upenn.edu (Joe Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun Subject: Re: 1/4 inch cartridge tape drives & tar Message-ID: <JES.89Feb2001112@mbio.med.upenn.edu> Date: 13 Feb 89 19:52:48 GMT Sender: usenet@rice.edu Organization: U. of Penn., Dept of Biochemistry and Biophysics Lines: 15 Approved: Sun-Spots@rice.edu Original-Date: 2 Feb 89 05:11:12 GMT X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 7, Issue 151, message 4 of 16