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From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>
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To: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
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Subject: Re: GNU is not tar
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Tom Samplonius wrote:
> 
>   Well, this is wrong for a start.  The params are in the wrong order, and
> you shouldn't use a "-" with single letter options:
> 
> tar cbf 10 filename.tar *
> 
> (params in right order, and no "-")
> 
If I remember well, I copied the example from the manpage !
mt(2?) didn't fix the blocksize either, but I'm not sure of that format:
setenv TAPE /dev/rwt0
mt BLOCKSIZE 10

Anyway I did get that working with the alternate form of tar, What keeps
me worried is that I'll have to use gnu tar on every box.

thanks !

Pedro.

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> Tom