At present one cannot use direct tape output when using the GnuWin32 port of tar.
Kees Zeelenberg ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: "Giorgio Pizzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Verzonden: maandag 14 juni 2004 8:50 Onderwerp: [GnuWin32-Users] Using tar under windows 2003 > > Hi! > I'm trying to use tar to backup my files on a tape device. > The command > tar -c \\.\tape0 x:\dir_to_backup > results in the following error message: > > tar: cannot open -: bad file descriptor > tar: error is not recoverable: exiting now. > > Everything works if I back up on a normal file: > the command > tar -c mybackupfile.tar x:\dir_to_backup > is succesfull. > > Tape0 is the right symbolic name of the tape device... > > How can I use tar to backup on tape? > > Thank you > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. > From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the > one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and > evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504 > _______________________________________________ > GnuWin32-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by The 2004 JavaOne(SM) Conference Learn from the experts at JavaOne(SM), Sun's Worldwide Java Developer Conference, June 28 - July 1 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA REGISTER AND SAVE! http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf Priority Code NWMGYKND _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
