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From: chuck@trantor.harris-atd.com (Chuck Musciano)
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Subject: Re: 1/4 inch cartridge tape drives & tar
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Date: 31 Jan 89 16:23:52 GMT
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> is it true that there is no way to append files to a cartridge tape using
> tar?  this is what the docs appear to say.  please tell me it isn't so.  

     Say it isn't so, Joe...

>      r  Write the named files on the end of  the  tarfile.  Note
>         that this option does not work with quarter-inch archive
>         tapes.

Not only do the docs "appear" to say this, they actually do!  And they
mean it!  You can't!

Chuck Musciano
Advanced Technology Department
Harris Corporation
(407) 727-6131
ARPA: chuck@trantor.harris-atd.com