From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 3 11:26:50 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from monsoon.mail.pipex.net (monsoon.mail.pipex.net [158.43.128.69]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3551D154A0 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 11:26:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (qmail 23678 invoked from network); 3 Nov 1999 19:25:52 -0000 Received: from useraa62.uk.uudial.com (HELO marder-1.) (62.188.130.62) by smtp.dial.pipex.com with SMTP; 3 Nov 1999 19:25:52 -0000 Received: (from mark@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.3/8.8.8) id SAA01164; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 18:59:44 GMT (envelope-from mark) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 18:59:43 +0000 From: Mark Ovens To: Richard JT Strutt Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Writing to Tape. Message-ID: <19991103185943.B1108@marder-1> References: <000201bf2606$721a03b0$3c777298@rstruttpc1.uk.mdis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i In-Reply-To: <000201bf2606$721a03b0$3c777298@rstruttpc1.uk.mdis.com> Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 02:19:31PM -0000, Richard JT Strutt wrote: > Hello, > > I have a general UNIX question. I'm trying to back up a load of different > backup files to a tape. I want to keep them seperate, i.e. not just in one > large archive. However, after each write, the tape insists on rewinding. > How is this prevented? > Use the no-rewind device, e.g. nrst0 instead of rst0 HTH > Thanks for any help.. > > Rich. > > Associate Consultant - Internet Commerce Practice > MDIS Professional Services > MDIS Ltd. > Boundary Way > Hemel Hempstead > Herts HP2 7HU > Tel. (44)-(0)1442-272279 > rstrutt@uk.mdis.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message