Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:04:37 -0700 (MST) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de (Joerg Wunsch) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org (FreeBSD-current users) Subject: Re: Good name for a dump(8) option? Message-ID: <199702030304.UAA19877@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19970201144514.j@uriah.heep.sax.de> References: <Mutt.19970201144514.j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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> i've implemented an option to dump(8) to bypass all tape length > considerations, and dump straight to the end-of-tape indication, as it > is probably most appropriate for all today's tape drives (due to > compression and/or multiple backups per volume). Oooh, I *like* it. Now, if you can only send the code to Sun and have them use it as well. :) :) Nate
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