Asri-unix.1146 net.wanted utzoo!decvax!cca!sri-unix!sjk Sun Apr 4 12:24:22 1982 re: Zapped tar tapes Another possible solution is to "dd" of the entire tar image onto disk and then "tar" from it. I've used this method successfully several time. Of course, if you're tight on disk space you're out of luck. scott kramer