From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 26 15:09:21 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F50416A41F for ; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:09:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tim.greeningjackson@ntlworld.com) Received: from mta07-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (mta07-winn.ispmail.ntl.com [81.103.221.47]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 600BD43D8B for ; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:09:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tim.greeningjackson@ntlworld.com) Received: from aamta12-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mta07-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20051226150907.UHWF21883.mta07-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamta12-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:09:07 +0000 Received: from tordella ([213.106.189.79]) by aamta12-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20051226150907.XFZZ774.aamta12-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@tordella> for ; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:09:07 +0000 From: "Tim Greening-Jackson" To: Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:09:15 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 In-Reply-To: <20051226130206.M64642@bmyster.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Thread-Index: AcYKHWHuDz9GIcC+TnuAbCejbelRxwAELyVA Message-Id: <20051226150907.XFZZ774.aamta12-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@tordella> Subject: RE: backups spanning tapes help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:09:21 -0000 I believe you should use the "M" flag. # tar cvfM /dev/foo . or some such. But that was a long time ago, on an operating system far away. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Brent > Sent: 26 December 2005 13:05 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: backups spanning tapes help > > We use a freebsd box that has a old 8mm library drive attached that we use > for > backups..my question is these tapes hold 7gigs native or 14 gig compressed > ..One i cant seem to get compression going so i was wondering how do you > span > tapes using tar ? Unless theres another way to do this > > thank you for your help & Merry Christmas > > -- > Brent Bailey CCNA > Bmyster LLC > > > --RIP Brother Dime-- > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"