On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:25, David Bear wrote: > if I am writing multiple dumps to a single tape, is it wise to have mt > write a setmark after dumping each file system?
When a process closes the tape device, if any data has been written, the driver causes a FileMark to be written. If you opened the device as /dev/nsa0 then mt would write a second FileMark so on reading back you would find a zero length file between consecutive dumps. (if you use /dev/sa0 then the second FileMark will be written at the beginning of the tape effectively discarding previously written dump) Malcolm Kay _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
