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  2. Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
  3. Subject: Pipe cpio output through compress?
  4. Message-ID: <wZ9RwB3w164w@cellar.org>
  5. From: toad@cellar.org (Tony Shepps)
  6. Date: 3 Jan 93 04:00:43 GMT
  7. Sender: root@cellar.org (Superuser)
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  11. Would this be a suitable and cheap way to get compression on tape backups?
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  13.   # find . -print | cpio -ocv | compress >/dev/rmt/(tape device)
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