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Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!sgiblab!sgigate!olivea!isc-br!frigg!carlp From: carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: [386BSD] multi volume tar Message-ID: <carlp.722626136@frigg> Date: 24 Nov 92 17:28:56 GMT References: <84267@ut-emx.uucp> Sender: news@isc-br.isc-br.com (news user) Organization: ISC-Bunker Ramo, An Olivetti Company Lines: 21 Nntp-Posting-Host: frigg.isc-br.com vax@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Vax) writes: >Is there such a thing for 386bsd? Where can I get it? >Also, is there a tar-type program that encrypts? >Also, why doesn't gnutar detect end of media (for multi volume archives) >If there is no such program, I'll be happy to write one, esp. if someone >can point me in the direction of existing source for it. I'm no expert, but it looks to me like the "tar" program in the 386bsd dist IS gnu tar, and supports "multivolume" with -M. I don't know why it doesn't detect end-of-media, but: I _know_ it supports multi-TAPE archives, with the -L length option; I make my backups this way, to a 60Mb QIC drive, using -L 60000 Try "tar +help". -- Carl Paukstis, RRR&RSG | "The good news is that Clinton will have to ISC-Bunker Ramo / Spokane, WA | work very hard to do worse than Bush in terms Phone: +1 509 927-5439 | of economic policy. The bad news is that he Mail: carlp@mail.isc-br.com | will probably manage to do so." - Ed Ipser