Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!umigw!umbio!ibiza!aem From: aem@ibiza.Miami.Edu (a.e.mossberg) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: dumpfs (1M) ? Keywords: missing utility ? Message-ID: <1510@umbio.MIAMI.EDU> Date: 23 Mar 89 18:35:17 GMT References: <8903221738.AA12938@caboto.dgp.toronto.edu> <12742@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Sender: netnews@umbio.MIAMI.EDU Reply-To: aem@Mthvax.Miami.Edu (a.e.mossberg) Organization: University of Miami Hertz Lab, Coral Gables, FL Lines: 30 In <12742@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, wrote: > Might I suggest tar? It's a little bit more work, and you have >to make sure you don't run off the end of the tape, but you can create >archives with it. I have used something like: >% tar cf - /dirname | compress | rsh otherhost "cat > /dev/tapewhatever" > If you really want to squeeze bytes on your tape, you could >substitute "dd" for "cat" and use some large block size. Maybe you >should use "remsh" also. Especially since using 'rsh' will give you a restricted shell rather than a remote shell! Also, you're assuming that compress was installed by the user, since with 1.0 that isn't included. (it does come in /usr/ucb under 1.1). > Hint to Apple: Anyone buying a UNIX box is not going to be >exactly thrilled with the presence of manual entries for non-existent >programs. A year later, I am still reeling from the shock. Nor was I particularly about things present but not documented, or spurious files apparently designed to trick people into thinking A/UX was better than it actually is (e.g. the presence of /etc/printcap but no lpd, man pages for the ms macros but no ms, etc, etc). aem a.e.mossberg aem@mthvax.miami.edu MIAVAX::AEM (Span) aem@umiami.BITNET (soon) Beardsley's Warning to Lawyers: Beware of and eschew pompous prolixity.