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From: Vince Hoffman <Vince DOT Hoffman AT uk DOT circle DOT com>
To: "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: FW: No /dev Files for Tape Backup to Use?
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:22:33 -0000
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vince Hoffman 
Sent: 21 November 2002 16:16
To: 'Mack, Daemian'
Subject: RE: No /dev Files for Tape Backup to Use?


The /dev folder has various posix devices, but they are interperated by the
cygwin dll much the same way that /cygdrive is. its explained here
http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html better than i
can.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mack, Daemian [mailto:DMack AT Tickets DOT com]
> Sent: 21 November 2002 16:08
> To: 'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'
> Subject: No /dev Files for Tape Backup to Use?
> 
> 
> I've installed Cygwin on NT4 in order to use tar to do some 
> backups.  I've
> got a 15/30 Gb DLT tape drive hooked up to the machine.
> 
> My understanding is that tar will need to refer to the tape 
> device -- yet
> there is no /dev directory.  Is this common?  Is there some 
> other step I
> need to take to generate the proper /dev files for my tape drive, etc?
> 
> Please advise.
> 
> 
> Daemian Mack
> 
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