On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Joe Polk wrote:

> If it's a DAT it's most likely /dev/nst0 

If you want the "no-rewind" device, else /dev/st0.
If you want to keep adding incremental backups to the end of one tape, 
you use the nst0, otherwise you'd end up with just the last backup on the 
tape.  Usually, when tape devices get created, both the regular and the 
no-rewind devices get made.

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