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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 10:26:06 -0400
To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>
From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
Subject: Re: tar hangs 2.2.x system
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At 09:32 PM 6/10/97 -0700, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote:
>dennis wrote:
>> 
>> Every since loading 2.2.x the following command:
>> 
>> tar -cvf /dev/fd0 somefiles
>> 
>> will hang the system (where reset seems to be the only recourse) if
>> there is no diskette in the drive.
>> 
>Use pax and file a PR :-)

I HATE pax...

Dennis