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From: rob@phavl.UUCP (Robert Ransbottom)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.questions
Subject: ISC 386/ix sysadm filemgmt facilities & cpio
Keywords: backup restore cpio store
Message-ID: <266@phavl.UUCP>
Date: 4 Aug 89 23:51:02 GMT
Organization: General Supply & Metals, Inc., New Bedford, MA
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I would like to alter the "sysadm filemgmt" facilities on 
Interactive's 386/ix rel. 2.0.1 (2.0.2) to allow the use 
of the 'C' option to "cpio".  Ideally "slow mode" would
be an available user option.

Any help appreciated.

Incidentally -- on a Dell System 310 (20Mhz & 4Meg) under 386/ix
r2.0.1 with a 60Meg Wangtek -- empirical testing with

   "date && 
    cat $FileListFile | cpio -$Opts <|> /dev/tape && 
    date  # $FileListFile equates to 45Meg"

yields the following:

 $Opts                  Megs/Minute
 -ovcC262144            0.42
 -ovcC102400            3.18
 -itvC102400            3.15
 -ovcB                  1.05
 -itvB                  1.15
 -itv                   0.64
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 ...!uunet!phavl!rob              Robert Ransbottom