Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 20:10:02 +0100 From: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm) To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de (Joerg Wunsch) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org (FreeBSD-current users) Subject: Re: Good name for a dump(8) option? Message-ID: <19970201201002.PV38320@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19970201144514.j@uriah.heep.sax.de>; from "J Wunsch" on Feb 1, 1997 14:45:14 %2B0100 References: <Mutt.19970201144514.j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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J Wunsch writes: > Hiya, > > i've implemented an option to dump(8) to bypass all tape length > considerations, and dump straight to the end-of-tape indication, as it > is probably most appropriate for all today's tape drives (due to > compression and/or multiple backups per volume). > > How to name this kid? Right now, i've picked key `e' (``end of > medium'', ``enforce end-of-medium''), lacking a better idea. Are > there any better suggestions that don't conflict with other existing > keys? what about key 'a', which sounds like doing something automatically ?! a - auto-calc tape length by simply detecting end of tape ;-) -- andreas@klemm.gtn.com /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ Support Unix -- andreas.klemm@wup.de pgp p-key http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html >>> powered by <<< ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz >>> FreeBSD <<<
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