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From: jwb@cepmax.ncsu.EDU (John W. Baugh Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re:  Tar and multiple physical tapes?
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Date: 1 Jun 90 15:15:25 GMT
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David Krowitz writes:
> I've never seen an implementation of "tar" that allowed
> you to cross over from one tape to another. That's
> why we use wbak/rbak on the Apollo's and "dump"
> everywhere else.

On a DS3100:

  NAME
       tar - multivolume archiver
  ...

  DESCRIPTION
  ...
       This utility supports EOT handling which allows the use of
       multiple media.  The utility prompts for the next volume
       when it encounters the end of the current volume.
  ...


...not to mention the Apollo documentation itself, _Administering_
_Your_Domain/OS_Network_, which says of tar:

  "However, the tape file ... can span multiple physical tapes."
				  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

John Baugh
jwb@cepmax.ncsu.edu