Asri-unix.1146
net.wanted
utzoo!decvax!cca!sri-unix!sjk
Sun Apr  4 12:24:22 1982
re: Zapped tar tapes
Another possible solution is to "dd" of the entire tar image onto disk
and then "tar" from it.  I've used this method successfully several time.
Of course, if you're tight on disk space you're out of luck.

scott kramer <SJK@SRI-UNIX, MENLO70!SRI-UNIX!SJK>

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