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- From: chaplin@keinstr.uucp (Roger Chaplin)
- Subject: Re: [Q] tar destination across multiple volumes
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.132609.5456@keinstr.uucp>
- Organization: Keithley Instruments, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:26:09 GMT
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- Stephen Opal (sno@ais.org) wrote:
- : I have heard that tar might be able to store its output across volumes.
-
- : In my case I'm looking for a way to archive an entire partition to
- : a floppy device. This floppy will obviously fill up long before the
- : tar is done. Is there a way to get tar to continue on the next installed
- : floppy volume. It seems there would be a bit of a problem with sync.
-
- : Assistance would be appreciated.
-
- I use `bar' which is like `tar' except that it handles multiple
- volumes.
-
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- Roger Chaplin / chaplin@keinstr.uucp / CI$: 76307,3506
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