Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 22:37:19 -0700 (MST) From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> To: pirahna@primenet.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Floppy drive Message-ID: <199703080537.WAA09723@obie.softweyr.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <331B6598.39B8@primenet.com> References: <331B6598.39B8@primenet.com>
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pirahna@primenet.com writes:
> Ok This is my first UNIX system and although this seems like a
> incredibly stupid question. I can not figure out how to get to the
> floppy drive so I can copy things to and from it. Please help me if you
> are able to
Since all the other answers I saw only addressed using floppies with a
filesystem on them, I'll chime in with the alternative. You can treat
the 'raw' floppy device as if it is a tape drive, and use typically UNIX
tape tools to read/write, such as tar, cpio, and pax. For instance, to
copy the current directory onto a floppy to take home at night:
(put the floppy in the drive)
tar cvf /dev/rfd0 .
(take the floppy home with you)
To read it when you get home:
(put the floppy in the drive at home)
tar xvf /dev/rfd0
You don't have to mount or unmount it. This should work particularly
well with Zip drives. ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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