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Subject: Re: Wangtek 51000HT 1/4"  SCSI-2 QIC 1000
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Hi world,

> I've been using the following syntax in my script:
> 
> tar -cv /dev/nrst0 /foo
> tar -cv /dev/nrst0 /bar
> tar -cv /dev/nrst0 /foobar

Uhmmmm, you DO mean 'tar -cvf /dev/nrst0 /foo', right? Otherwise
your problem is pretty obvious - tar defaults to use /dev/rst0 
(but a backup of the /dev/nrst0 device is allways nice ;-).
I realize that the missing 'f' probably is a typo. OTOH it would
account for the behaviour that you see.

> When I check the tape the next morning, I do:
> 
> mt rewind
> (tape already seems to be rewound)
> tar -tv
> (yields the tar of foobar - the last from the list)
> mt fsf 1
> (nothing seems to happen)
> tar -tv
> (yields the tar of foobar - the last from the list)

	
	Have a nice day
	Flemming

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