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From: pim@cti-software.nl (Pim Zandbergen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Archive Tapes
Message-ID: <1990May4.090600.4532@cti-software.nl>
Date: 4 May 90 09:06:00 GMT
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bjstaff@zds-ux.UUCP (Brad Staff) writes:

>$ find . -print | sort | cpio -ovB > /dev/rdsk/f0q15dt
>Reached end of medium on output.
>If you want to go on, type device/file name when ready.


Instead, use:

$ find . -print | sort | cpio -ovBO /dev/rdsk/f0q15dt
                                  ^
This will make cpio know the device name, so you won't have
to type "/dev/rdsk/f0q15dt" for every floppy change.
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