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To: "Daniel P. Pflager" <dpflag@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: Colorado QFA 500 
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 12:18:50 +1000
From: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>
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On Sat, 13 Apr 1996 12:15:37 +0100  "Daniel P. Pflager" wrote:

> 3) How can I make /dev/rwt0 the default tape device
>    (for tar, mt, etc?). Point me to the doc...

The manual pages for tar and mt both mention the TAPE environment
variable, which will do The Right Thing (tm).

Giles