Re: Reading from a tape...

[dfox belvdere vip best com]

> depending on your device, the tape rewinds itself each time you create a new
> archive.  (I think...)

Usually, there are two devices, one that does not rewind, and one that
does rewind. With a scsi system, the two devices are /dev/nrst0, and
/dev/st0. If you want to put multiple archives on one tape, create them
using the non-rewinding device (/dev/nrst0). Any positioning should also
be done using the non-rewinding device. For instance, if you want to go
past the first archive, then issue:
 
$ mt -f /dev/nrst0 fsf 1

Think of it like index search on a vcr :).


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