Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 10:54:41 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: backup device? Message-ID: <199805261754.KAA00292@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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>Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 21:06:46 -0500
>From: "Anthony E. Coley" <anthony@sohopros.com>
>How can I change my default backup device from /dev/rst0 to
>/dev/ft0?
>When I type "tar t" it tries to read from /dev/rst0.
>FreeBSD 2.2.5
>From "man tar":
ENVIRONMENT
...
TAPE Changes tar's default tape drive (which is still over-
ridden by the -f flag).
Or you could make /dev/rst0 a (sym)link to /dev/ft0, I suppose, though
that's a little tacky (especially if anyone else might be administering
the machine).
david
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