From aad8957506108cd8793e252fac1dfacddd584be8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Murray Stokely Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 19:06:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 1. Remove redundant use of the proper noun. 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 --- .../books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml | 24 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml index 5611327ec0..58eed9e5ba 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml @@ -2364,24 +2364,26 @@ sa0(ncr1:4:0): Logical unit is in process of becoming ready &man.tar.1; also dates back to Version 6 of AT&T UNIX (circa 1975). tar operates in cooperation - with the file system; tar writes files and + with the file system; it writes files and directories to tape. tar does not support the full range of options that are available from &man.cpio.1;, but - tar does not require the unusual command + it does not require the unusual command pipeline that cpio uses. tar - Most versions of tar do not support - backups across the network. The GNU version of - tar, which FreeBSD utilizes, supports remote - devices using the same syntax as rdump. To - tar to an Exabyte tape drive connected to a - Sun called komodo, use: - &prompt.root; /usr/bin/tar cf komodo:/dev/nsa8 . 2>&1 + On FreeBSD 5.3 and later, both GNU tar + and the default bsdtar are available. The + GNU version can be invoked with gtar. It + supports remote devices using the same syntax as + rdump. To tar to an + Exabyte tape drive connected to a Sun called + komodo, use: - For versions without - remote device support, you can use a pipeline and + &prompt.root; /usr/bin/gtar cf komodo:/dev/nsa8 . 2>&1 + + The same could be accomplished with + bsdtar by using a pipeline and rsh to send the data to a remote tape drive.