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From: jwp@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeffrey W Percival)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Ultrix tar format
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Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 14:08:46 EDT
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Is the Ultrix tar format identical with the BSD tar format?

I ask this in connection with the dual-ported disk question
I posted.  It appears that my original suggestion of shared
filesystems isn't practical, but here's a plan B:  suppose
the dual-ported disk had a reserved partition without a
Unix filesystem on it, and the other partitions were exclusively
assigned either to the 11/70(2.8BSD) or to the MicroVax II(Ultrix).
We could bundle up files using the 2.8BSD tar and leave the
result in the blank partition.  Then users on the MicroVax
could "un-tar" them into their own directories.  Any snags with
this concept (besides the inconvenience)?

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	Jeff Percival ...!uwvax!uwmacc!jwp


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