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From: FERGUSON@BKNLVMS.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: -f cur on CTAPE drives
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Date: 1 Jul 88 14:36:00 GMT
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I was backing up some user directories the other day on a cartridge
drive, and came upon a problem. First, I did

        wbak -dev ct -f 1 //blah/blah/blah

then I did

        wbak -dev ct -f cur //blah/blah2

The tape rewound itself politely, and proceeded to write right
over the first file. It seems that -f cur always means -f 1
on the cartridge drive, or in wbak.

If you've got an automated archive system that writes a backup
and then deletes the directory, -f cur was a nice option
with our 1/2" tape drive. Luckily, I didn't just change the
mt to a ct, or I would have automatically deleted many user directories.

Is this a bug or a 'new feature'? Has anyone else noticed this?
Should I send in a UCR?

Thanks,

Scott Ferguson
ferguson@bknlvms.bitnet

p.s.  You guys who are talking about memory management...
      could you start a new message? The subject of your
      messages says open-dialogue.