Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!world!kaspar!ires From: ires@kaspar.UUCP (Bruce R. Larson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: portable `rewind' for tape devices Summary: Your `rewind' is definitely better. Keywords: tape, dd, FAQ Message-ID: <20@kaspar.UUCP> Date: 1 Dec 90 02:46:24 GMT References: <19@kaspar.UUCP> <16081@bfmny0.BFM.COM> Lines: 31 In article <16081@bfmny0.BFM.COM>, tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) writes: > > To rewind: > > : > To advance: > > : > but keep in mind that the specific device names vary according to > vendor. (I.e. here it's /dev/rmt/c0s0 and /dev/rmt/c0s0n.) > Not only was my rewind overkill, but it had a problem with SCSI tape drives. Your's is much nicer. Thanks for sharing it. Bruce Bruce R. Larson | The drug problem in the US is so Integral Resources, Milton MA | vast that we need to recognize that Internet: ires.com!blarson@cs.umb.edu | it is primarily a social problem, Uucp: ..!cs.umb.edu!ires.com!blarson| not a criminal problem. -- Bruce R. Larson | The drug problem in the US is so Integral Resources, Milton MA | vast that we need to recognize that Internet: ires.com!blarson@cs.umb.edu | it is primarily a social problem, Uucp: ..!cs.umb.edu!ires.com!blarson| not a criminal problem.