Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!medsys!root From: root@medsys.uucp (Superuser) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: saving directories when they don't fit on 1 tape Message-ID: <1989Sep30.155320.2188@medsys.uucp> Date: 30 Sep 89 15:53:20 GMT Distribution: na Organization: Med-Systems, Kingport, Tennessee Lines: 23 rice@dg-rtp.dg.com (Brian Rice) writes: In article <1454@mdbs.UUCP> wsmith@mdbs.UUCP (Bill Smith) writes: >Is there an automatic, reasonably portable way to save a directory and all >files beneath it on tape when it does not fit on a single piece of media >and can not easily be split at the next level down in the directory tree? In Xenix one need only edit the /etc/default/tar file to include the size of the tape (61440 = 60 meg): archive8=/dev/rct0 20 61440 y ----- Otherwise, the complete tar argument should work: tar -cfbkv /dev/rct0 20 61440 [directory-name] -- __ __| __ __ LaVerne Olney -- Med-Systems |/^\/^\ /__) / | (__ | | (__ Medical Office Management Software | | | \__ \__| ___) \__| ___) 1932 Brookside Road | Kingsport, TN 37660 U.S.A. Unix BBS: 615-288-3957 (__) UUCP: uunet!medsys!laverne