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From: d2b@rayssd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: tar format
Message-ID: <945@rayssd.RAY.COM>
Date: Tue, 28-Apr-87 13:03:31 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 28 13:03:31 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 29-Apr-87 06:14:48 EDT
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Sender: d2b@rayssd.RAY.COM (Donald A. Borsay @ Raytheon Company, Portsmouth RI)
Reply-To: d2b@rayssd.RAY.COM (Donald A. Borsay)
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Keywords: tar vmstape
Summary: Use vmstape UNIX program

In article <2061@sri-unix.ARPA> ubi@sri-unix.UUCP (Ron Ueberschaer) writes:
>Is there a way in VMS to write/read a tape that is compatible with the
>UN*X tar format?  I'd prefer some pre-existing VMS utility such as COPY 
>or BACKUP, but any *free* program would be wonderful...

A while back, we picked a program called "vmstape" off of the net, and
have been satisfied with its performance.  We generate tapes on the UNIX
side and read them on the VMS side using standard COPY.  There is supposed
to be a UNIX program that handles VMS backup format as well.  I saw a
reference in the mod.sources archive listing.

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