Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 10:33:47 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good name for a dump(8) option? Message-ID: <199702020003.KAA14891@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19970201144514.j@uriah.heep.sax.de> from J Wunsch at "Feb 1, 97 02:45:14 pm"
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J Wunsch stands accused of saying: > > 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). Yay! > 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? How about making it the default, rather than a 300' 1600bpi 9-track tape? Even _I_ turned mine into a stereo rack over a year ago, and logically it mnakes more sense : "I haven't been told how long the tape is, so I'll keep going until it stops." > cheers, J"org -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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