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- From: raj@grok101.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM ()
- Subject: Re: [Q] tar destination across multiple volumes
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.140522.17009@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 19:05:22 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.132609.5456@keinstr.uucp>, chaplin@keinstr.uucp (Roger Chaplin) writes:
- |> 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.
- |>
- |> --
- |> Roger Chaplin / chaplin@keinstr.uucp / CI$: 76307,3506
- |> "For the lines are long and the fighting is strong and they're breakin'
- |> down the distance between right and wrong."
- |> - Bob Dylan, "Ring Them Bells"
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- You can use the multi-volume option of tar if you are using SVR4
- as shown below:
-
- tar -cvfk /dev/dsk/f03ht 250 /
-
- The use of "-k" option with tapesize(in case 250k) will enable you to
- use the multi-option of tar(1M).
-
- -raj
- 1/22/93
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