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From: davew@viper.gvg.tek.com (David White)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: How to make dump not rewind the tape?
Keywords: dump,dec,utlrix
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Date: 24 Apr 91 22:27:29 GMT
References: <1991Apr24.192745.19638@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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In article <1991Apr24.192745.19638@leland.Stanford.EDU>,
kocks@jessica.stanford.edu (Peter Kocks) writes:
|>I have found that the dump command always rewinds the tape when it is
|>done.  Is there a way of having dump not rewind when it finishes?

Use the norewind tape device /dev/nrmt0h.  This will allow you to get
multiple dumps on one tape.

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