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We claimed tar(1) does not support remote devices. This is not the case for

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David E. O'Brien 1997-10-03 15:40:03 +00:00
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<!-- $Id: hw.sgml,v 1.66 1997-03-21 17:02:44 wosch Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: hw.sgml,v 1.67 1997-10-03 15:40:03 obrien Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
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@ -1166,8 +1166,13 @@ that are available from <tt>cpio(1)</tt>, but <tt>tar(1)</tt>
does not require the unusual command pipeline that
<tt>cpio(1)</tt> uses.
<p><tt>tar(1)</tt> does not support backups across the
network. You can use a pipeline and <tt>rsh(1)</tt> to send the
<p>Most versions of <tt>tar(1)</tt> do not support backups across the
network. The GNU version of <tt>tar(1)</tt>, which FreeBSD utilizes, supports
remote devices using the same syntax as <tt>rdump</tt>. To <tt>tar(1)</tt>
to an Exabyte tape drive connected to a Sun called komodo, use:
<tt>/usr/bin/tar cf komodo:/dev/nrst8 . 2>&amp;1</tt>.
For versions without remote device support, you can use a pipeline
and <tt>rsh(1)</tt> to send the
data to a remote tape drive. (XXX add an example command)
<sect3><heading> Cpio</heading>