Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 21:15:08 -0500 (EST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.org> To: Dale Benzer <ipc1@tribeca.ios.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: device rst0 and tar Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951219211222.12193A-100000@Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD.3.91.951219194329.23442A-100000@tribeca.ios.com>
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On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Dale Benzer wrote: > I type > tar x /home/dale/temp/noweb-2.7a.tar > > BSD returns > tar: cannot open dev/rst0: Device not configured tar does not know what file you want untarred. tar is Tape ARchive, so it expects to work with a tape unless you tell it otherwise. the default tape device in FreeBSD is the scsi tape /dev/rst0. use the '-f' flag to tar. '-f' specifys the name of the tar file, when not using a tape. tar xf /home/dale/temp/noweb-2.7a.tar RTFM...(read the man pages....man tar) ;) Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG play go. ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life i am moving to a new job. PLEASE USE: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG
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