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Subject: Re: Using tar to run backups onto a tape device using cygwin
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Also,
I have tried using these...
tar -cf /dev/tape1 /cygdrive/c/StratfordData/30GB_Dataset/
tar -cf /TAPE0 /cygdrive/c/StratfordData/30GB_Dataset/

Not sure which one is right as all of them do not report any errors!



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