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Old 01-12-2008, 05:30 AM
Emmanuel Florac
 
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Default Re: write and read files to/from tape

Dans article <bjo2sk$3cg$1@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>, js@cs.tu-berlin.de
disait...
> Cpio may create tar archives and star may also be told to reset the
> access time.


Sure, and GNU tar too. However stock solaris tar can't.

> Star may even do this without setting ctime if you are a super user on
> Solaris.
>


star is a fine tool. Last time I checked it didn't support files bigger
than 4GB, though.

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