Re: Tared by TAR

2006-09-26 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
Bob wrote: I went nuts, and got tar'ed and feathered with TAR. I have always used tar with the -M option (--multi-volume) which allows you to span more than one tape on a big ta archiver; but you won't find this -M option in BSD's TAR! Nor will you find a proper man page, for BSD's port of gt

Re: Tared by TAR

2006-09-26 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Sep 26), Bob said: > Please forgive me if this is all due to my newbie status. I HAVE > RTFM!, and that is essentially my problem. > > I use tar daily, to make a file-backup of /usr/home. I put a tape in > the dat (DDS3) drive before I go to bed, and in the morning put it > in

Tared by TAR

2006-09-26 Thread Bob
Please forgive me if this is all due to my newbie status. I HAVE RTFM!, and that is essentially my problem. I use tar daily, to make a file-backup of /usr/home. I put a tape in the dat (DDS3) drive before I go to bed, and in the morning put it into the 30 day rotation box. I have recently m