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From: Bill Henderson <wjh@bhoss.ifx.net>
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Subject: tape INIT ?
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Since I have VMS exp. and not alot of UNIX exp. can anyone tell me if there is
a tape init command, I have a scsi tape drive that I am trying to backup to
and keep running out of space, it is a 2gig tape and I know the system does not
have taht much data on it, also is there any goog backup progs. for freebsd ?

How about some ex backup commands ?


thanks...