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In Email, J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> wrote:
> > > What is the default blocksize of tar on FreeBSD, I have made a tape
> > > on a freebsd system and now cannot read it on a linux system.
> 
> > it may be more complicated...
> > it might be teh TAPE DRIVE complaining...
> 
> Anyway, i think the default blocksize is only 512 bytes.  This should
> also pass any variable-length driver.

Are you sure?  I quote the tar manpage (which, being GNU tar isn't the 
official source of information regarding tar, I suppose).

"and 20 is the default block size"

And each of these blocks are then 512 bytes, I believe.

Or the manpage is just confusing the heck out of me.


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