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Date:	Tue, 31 Oct 2000 20:34:45 +0100
From:	Corinna Vinschen <vinschen AT redhat DOT com>
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To:	cygwin <cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Need to create tar archives in Windows and extract in UNIX
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Mike Steinlen wrote:
> 
> What software do I need to be able to exchange files between Windows NT 4
> and Unix using "tar" and floppy disks?  Can Unix mountable floppies be
> accessed by Cygwin?

Either by using DOS formatted floppies which are readable by most
UNIX derivates or by using the floppy as a raw device:

	mount -f -b //./A: /dev/fd0
	tar xvf /dev/fd0

Corinna

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