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Date:      Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:04:37 -0700 (MST)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
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:  <199702030304.UAA19877@rocky.mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19970201144514.j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
References:  <Mutt.19970201144514.j@uriah.heep.sax.de>

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> 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).

Oooh, I *like* it.  Now, if you can only send the code to Sun and have
them use it as well. :) :)


Nate



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