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From: dsilvia@blunt.net.com (Dave Silvia)
Subject: Re: gnu tar multi-volume with floppies [GOT IT LICKED!]
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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 01:24:39 GMT
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In article <1993Apr5.234207.7313@unet.net.com> dsilvia@blunt.net.com (Dave Silvia) writes:
>I've succeeded in creating multi-volume tar floppies, but the extraction only
>reads the first floppy. Here's the scenario:
>
> tar -L 1440 -cvMzf /dev/rfd1a <dir>
>
>This works just fine and prompts for the next volume. But on the extract:
>
> tar -M -xvzf /dev/rfd1a /dev/rfd1a
>
>the first volume gets to the end and emits:
>
> tar: Skipping to next file header ...
>
>Then lands me back at the command line prompt.
I think I found my own answer. I took out the compression ('-z') and it works.