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From: mark@seeware.DIALix.oz.au (Mark Hannon)
Subject: ft0 - Possible to write multiple files?
Organization: SeeWare Software
Message-ID: <DDntG4.8x@seeware.DIALix.oz.au>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 12:02:28 GMT
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Hi!

I am using FreeBSD 2.0.5R and have a question regarding the floppy tape driver.
I have tried to use the ft program to drive the tape and have managed to write
and read to the tape.  (Except I did manage to get a strange lockup in the ft
driver which I couldn't kill even with kill -KILL, the tape just went back and
forwards... this seems to be the problem described in the FAQ but the version 
of ft.c in current is the same as in 2.0.5 isn't it??)

My question is:  Is it possible for me to put multiple archives on a single tape?
ie store a number of small tar files for example??  If so how do I do this?     
I would like to be able to store multiple dumps on the one tape.

Thanks, Mark



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