Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:18:05 +0200
From: Zaretskii Eli <ezaretski AT elta DOT co DOT il>
Subject: RE: Select tape device for GNU tar for MSDOS?
To: Tobias Besch <t DOT besch AT dr-staedtler DOT de>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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> From: Tobias Besch [mailto:t DOT besch AT dr-staedtler DOT de] 
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:06 PM
> 
> I have downloaded the latest version of GNU tar for MSDOS
> (tar-1.12.msdos.exe).

That's not the latest port.  The latest one is available from the DJGPP
site as tar112ab.zip.

> On my Windows 2000 PC I try to read a tar tape
> from my SCSI DAT streamer.
> The problem: How do I have to specify the tape device
> after the -f command line argument?

I don't know; it might not be possible at all.  Can you refer to the tap
as a file from the DOS box?
 


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