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From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Making a multi-volume backup to /dev/fd0 using tar
Date: 20 May 1996 15:17:20 GMT
Organization: Herve Schauer Consultants
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In article <DrpIsx.y7@ecf.toronto.edu>,
Frank Ficnar <ficnar@ecf.toronto.edu> wrote:
>         Is it possible to make a multi-volume backup to diskette using tar?  

Just use the multi-volume flag:

tar -cvfM /dev/rfd0 *

and tar will ask you to change the disk whenever it has filled it up.
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