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1. Remove redundant use of the proper noun.

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2. Note that bsdtar is the default since 5.3, and that it doesn't
   support tarring to remote tapes directly, only via a pipeline
   through ssh or similar.

PR:		docs/81738
Submitted by:	Rene Ladan <r.c.ladan@student.tue.nl>
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Murray Stokely 2005-08-05 19:06:20 +00:00
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<para>&man.tar.1; also dates back to Version 6 of AT&amp;T UNIX
(circa 1975). <command>tar</command> operates in cooperation
with the file system; <command>tar</command> writes files and
with the file system; it writes files and
directories to tape. <command>tar</command> does not support the
full range of options that are available from &man.cpio.1;, but
<command>tar</command> does not require the unusual command
it does not require the unusual command
pipeline that <command>cpio</command> uses.</para>
<indexterm><primary><command>tar</command></primary></indexterm>
<para>Most versions of <command>tar</command> do not support
backups across the network. The GNU version of
<command>tar</command>, which FreeBSD utilizes, supports remote
devices using the same syntax as <command>rdump</command>. To
<command>tar</command> to an Exabyte tape drive connected to a
Sun called <hostid>komodo</hostid>, use:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/usr/bin/tar cf komodo:/dev/nsa8 . 2>&amp;1</userinput></screen>
<para>On FreeBSD 5.3 and later, both GNU <command>tar</command>
and the default <command>bsdtar</command> are available. The
GNU version can be invoked with <command>gtar</command>. It
supports remote devices using the same syntax as
<command>rdump</command>. To <command>tar</command> to an
Exabyte tape drive connected to a Sun called
<hostid>komodo</hostid>, use:</para>
<para>For versions without
remote device support, you can use a pipeline and
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/usr/bin/gtar cf komodo:/dev/nsa8 . 2>&amp;1</userinput></screen>
<para>The same could be accomplished with
<command>bsdtar</command> by using a pipeline and
<command>rsh</command> to send the data to a remote tape
drive.</para>