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From: mark@bruce.oz (Mark Goodwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Domain/IX tar and /dev/rct8
Keywords: tar domainix rct8
Message-ID: <530@bruce.oz>
Date: 8 Sep 88 06:43:16 GMT
Organization: Comp Sci, Monash Uni, Australia
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Why oh why doesn't tar work? Is this a SR9.7 type "feature" or do I have
to do something totally un-unix-like to /dev/rct8 so that tar can open it?

"/com/edmtdesc /dev/rct8 -L"    prints :-
Volume information:
    DEV     (device type)                   CT
    U       (tape unit #)                   0
    LAB     (labeled)                       no
    REO     (reopen previously used volume) yes
    CLV     (close volume on file-close)    yes
    SPOS    (save position on volume-close) no

File information:
    F       (file sequence #)               current
    RF      (record format)                 F  (fixed length)
    BL      (block length)                  512
    RL      (record length)                 512
    ASCNL   (ascii newline handling)        no

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Any help appreciated!
Mark Goodwin.