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From: mcgrew@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Charles)
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Subject: Re: problem with 'tar'
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Date: Thu, 13-Mar-86 17:31:08 EST
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Hi,

   The problem is that Sun tends to put copywrite notice files on the
beginning of their source tapes.  Load the tape and do this:

   mt -f /dev/nrst0 fsf 1

... this will forward-space past the tiny copywrite file and position
you to use tar normally on the tar file, which is the second file on
the tape (that's all there is on the tape, just the copywrite and the
tar file).  Note you have to use /dev/nrst0 (the no-rewind option),
rather than /dev/rst0.  The copywrite files are on the beginning of
each of the tapes, so you'll have to do it for each tape.

Charles