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From: carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: [386BSD] multi volume tar
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Date: 24 Nov 92 17:28:56 GMT
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vax@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Vax) writes:

>Is there such a thing for 386bsd?  Where can I get it?
>Also, is there a tar-type program that encrypts?
>Also, why doesn't gnutar detect end of media (for multi volume archives)
>If there is no such program, I'll be happy to write one, esp. if someone
>can point me in the direction of existing source for it.

I'm no expert, but it looks to me like the "tar" program in the 386bsd
dist IS gnu tar, and supports "multivolume" with -M.  I don't know why
it doesn't detect end-of-media, but:

I _know_ it supports multi-TAPE archives, with the -L length option; I
make my backups this way, to a 60Mb QIC drive, using -L 60000

Try "tar +help".
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