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From: tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: backup procedures
Summary: cpio needs device name (again)
	 tar can't do floppies when there's > 1.2 megs data
Keywords: V/AT, cpio,tar,volcopy,floppy
Message-ID: <458@fallst.UUCP>
Date: 27 Sep 88 11:01:50 GMT
References: <101@k0jfv.UUCP>
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Organization: Tim Evans, Fallston, MD
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In article <101@k0jfv.UUCP>, alan@k0jfv.UUCP (Al Kiecker) writes:
> 
> What is cpio asking for when it gets to the end of a floppy and asks
> "If you want to go on, type device/file name when ready" ? Why can't
> it just ask you to put in a new floppy and then continue?
> 
cpio is asking for the device name again here.  For example, if you're
using the hi-density floppy (1.2 meg), enter:

	/dev/rdsk/fd096

Or whatever you entered when you initiated the cpio.  (Why someone made
this hard is a good question to consider.)

> Can tar be used?
> 
Although some vendors' 'tar' allows you to specify a size for your backup
device (in blocks), uport's does _not_.  Thus, if the data you're backing
up runs more than 1.2 megs (for a high-density floppy), you're out of 
luck.

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