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From: jensen@gt-eedsp.UUCP (P. Allen Jensen)
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Subject: Writing file containing NULL byte with 'dd' to a Exabyte Tape
Keywords: exabyte,tape,errors
Message-ID: <558@gt-eedsp.UUCP>
Date: 9 Nov 88 22:55:42 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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I have been having a problem with an exabyte tape on a Multiflow/Trace
system.  When writing a binary file which contains bytes whose value
is NULL, I get a tape-write error.

          dd if=binary.data of=/dev/rmt5

Is this because of the representation of EOF or a bug of some kind ?
Tar and dump work fine, cp has the same problem as dd.

Any suggestions ?

Please respond via e-mail rather than a followup.

Thanks,
-- 
P. Allen Jensen
Georgia Tech, School of Electrical Engineering, Atlanta, GA  30332-0250
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