Tape dumping programs for Unix/Linux...

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Fri May 3 22:13:40 2002

On Fri, 3 May 2002, Carl Lowenstein wrote:

> > the tape - and stops. I'm not that familiar with non-"streaming"
> > formats, so I just accept what is without knowing why....
> > dd on a disk or raw filesystem ignores files. On a tape archive, even
> > using the raw device as the if, dd reads files and stops at the end of
> > the first record.
>
> I think you have your terminology mixed here.

  What a surprise...

> dd reads records and stops at the end of the first file.

  Thanks. Your way makes more sense.

        Doc
Received on Fri May 03 2002 - 22:13:40 BST