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From: markley@celece.ucsd.edu (Mike Markley)
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Subject: Re: tar and /dev/rct12
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Date: 6 Jun 89 18:22:36 GMT
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In article <526@parcplace.pplace.COM> khaw@pplace () writes:
>Domain_OS 10.1, DN4500, bsd environment.
>
>I just made a tar tape using:
>
>	tar cf /dev/rct12 .
>	cd somewhere else
>	tar cf /dev/rct12
>
>(rct12 is the non-rewinding 1/4" cart. tape drive device file).
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is the problem.  You must first rewind the tape.  I agree
that tar is broken if it doesn't understand that the tape needs
to be rewound.

>

Mike Markley
University of California, San Diego
markley@celece.ucsd.edu
markley@kubrick.ucsd.edu