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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!classic.iinet.com.au!news.uoregon.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!bcm.tmc.edu!newsfeed.rice.edu!news.sesqui.net!uuneo.neosoft.com!nmtigw!peter From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) Subject: Re: How Do I read a FreeBSD tape under Linux? (tar) Message-ID: <id.TR5N1.BP1@nmti.com> Sender: peter@nmti.com (peter da silva) Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI References: <mbramwel.1683.304E2134@ardsley.business.uwo.ca> Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 17:46:44 GMT Lines: 11 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:5776 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:171 comp.unix.bsd.misc:214 In article <mbramwel.1683.304E2134@ardsley.business.uwo.ca>, Mark Bramwell <mbramwel@ardsley.business.uwo.ca> wrote: > Does anyone know what the command line is for untarring a FreeBSD tar tape on > a linux system? Try "dd if=/dev/rmt0 bs=whatever | tar xvf - ...." -- Peter da Silva (NIC: PJD2) `-_-' 1601 Industrial Boulevard Bailey Network Management 'U` Sugar Land, TX 77487-5013 +1 713 274 5180 "Har du kramat din varg idag?" USA Bailey pays for my technical expertise. My opinions probably scare them