1/4 inch cartridge tape drives & tar

[Joe Smith]

> You can't append *to files*, like with "tar r", but you certainly can put
> multiple files on the same tape, using the nrst* non-rewinding device.

Fine, but what if you *forget* how many files are on the tape (ok, lose
the paper it's written down on :-)), or worse yet, replace a tar with a
new version thats slightly larger?  Is there a mt command to skip to empty
tape?  Seems a risky way to archive things to me.

jes at mbio.med.upenn.edu

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