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From: paul@frcs.UUCP (Paul Nash)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: ADDING TO TAPE ARCHIVES - AHA1540+2150s
Message-ID: <188@frcs.UUCP>
Date: 19 Mar 90 18:02:01 GMT
References: <446@wattres.UUCP>
Organization: free range computer systems cc
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In article <446@wattres.UUCP>, steve@wattres.UUCP (Steve Watt) writes:
> In article <262@netdev.Comsys.COM> root@netdev.Comsys.COM (Alex Huppenthal) writes:
> <  How can I add to the end of tar archives ? tar cv, tar cv works, but
> [minor (probably unwarranted; most are) flame against SCO removed]
>  
> You could, of course use "tar rv files files files", and get them added to

If this actually _worked_, the flame would have been unwarranted, BUT
SCO Xenix does not allow updating tape archives (or disk file archives!) -
only floppy disks can be updated. RTFM :-}

The only way to get a single archive in Xenix is to `tar x', add the new 
stuff, and then `tar c' ... NOT NICE!!

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