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From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: TAR DOES NOT SWAP BYTES
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Date: Sun, 6-Oct-85 18:40:25 EDT
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Organization: AMD, Sunnyvale, California
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If you create a tar 'file' (not tape), and transfer it between systems
the file will require byte swapping between big-endian and little endian
machines.  


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