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From: sam@delftcc.UUCP (Sam Kendall)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: re. a better cpio/tar
Message-ID: <137@delftcc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 16-Apr-86 12:06:28 EST
Article-I.D.: delftcc.137
Posted: Wed Apr 16 12:06:28 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 18-Apr-86 20:57:13 EST
References: <124@jpusa1.UUCP>
Organization: Delft Consulting Corp., New York
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Summary: Can multiple tapes be handled by a separate program into which cpio (or tar) is piped?

In article <124@jpusa1.UUCP>, stu@jpusa1.UUCP writes:
> My gripes about this pair include cpio's inability to handle multiple
> tapes/disks ....

Is there any reason why the archiving program needs to handle output to
the tape or disk, as tar does?  It would seem cleaner to say something
like

        ...  | cpio -oc | write-to-tape

where "write-to-tape" takes care of multiple tapes, and also (if
appropriate) compression or checksumming.

Please reply by mail; I'll summarize.

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Sam Kendall			{ ihnp4 | seismo!cmcl2 }!delftcc!sam
Delft Consulting Corp.		ARPA: delftcc!sam@NYU.ARPA