Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!bostic From: bostic@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU (Keith Bostic) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Has tar r ever worked? For anybody? Message-ID: <22121@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 9 Dec 87 17:17:33 GMT References: <1344@saturn.ucsc.edu> Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 22 Keywords: tar Summary: This isn't exactly sufficient information... In article <1344@saturn.ucsc.edu>, haynes@ucscc.UCSC.EDU.ucsc.edu (99700000) writes: > Under 4.3BSD, has anybody ever been able to add files to an existing > tar tape with tar r? When we try it the tape goes around and it > appears to be doing something, but then when we tar t the files are > not there. Script started on Wed Dec 9 09:05:18 1987 $ tar cf /dev/rmt8 /etc/motd /etc/group $ tar tf /dev/rmt8 /etc/motd /etc/group $ tar rf /dev/rmt8 /etc/passwd $ tar tf /dev/rmt8 /etc/motd /etc/group /etc/passwd $ script done on Wed Dec 9 09:05:57 1987 In answer to your question, yes, "tar r" has been used under 4.3BSD. --keith