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From: rtp1@tank.uchicago.edu (raymond thomas pierrehumbert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: tar vs wbak
Keywords: tar, wbak, rbak, backups
Message-ID: <7125@tank.uchicago.edu>
Date: 11 Jan 90 20:06:47 GMT
Organization: University of Chicago
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Another elementary question:  If I am running BSD4.3 under Domain,
can I use tar instead of wbak/rbak to read and write cartridge tapes?
Do I use ct0 as my device?  Can it be used for backups?  What is the
advantage of wbak/rbak over tar?