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From: krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz)
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Subject: Re:  What device does tar use for cartridge tape?
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Date: 8 Mar 90 15:22:42 GMT
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"tar -cvf /dev/rct8  <file list> "

should work just fine under SR10.2. /dev/rct8 rewinds the tape, /dev/rct12
does not rewind the tape. Under some circumstances, you may need to rewind
the drive before it is used. In this case use "rbak -dev ct -rewind" before
using "tar". You may also be able to use "mt -f /dev/rct8 rewind" to rewind
the drive from a Unix shell, but I haven't tried it out yet.


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