"Chiu, PCM (Peter)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>Is it possible 
>a. to set a size on the output tar file, say 500GB, and when reached,
>close the current tar file and automatically resumes with a new tar
>file, 

You might try to create a multi-volume archive, supplying an appropriate
tape-length parameter.

>b. to provide a listing during the tar operation to show exactly what it
>contains?

You might use the '-v' option.
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