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From: johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us (John R. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Tape retensioning
Message-ID: <1990Jan8.034014.3445@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us>
Date: 8 Jan 90 03:40:14 GMT
References: <1990Jan6.063506.8670@actrix.co.nz>
Reply-To: johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us (John R. Levine)
Organization: Segue Software, Cambridge MA
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In article <1990Jan6.063506.8670@actrix.co.nz> paul@actrix.co.nz (Paul Gillingwater) writes:
>But what happens to new users who haven't got a C compiler?
>How do *they* retension their tapes?  And yes, I tried RTFM...

A quick look at the permuted index in the FM reveals the existence of the 
"tapecntl" command, and its -t for retension option.

Better luck with the FM next time.
-- 
John R. Levine, Segue Software, POB 349, Cambridge MA 02238, +1 617 864 9650
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