Please could someone tell me the contents of a diskette after I have tar'd a given directory to it twice. Does the second tar automatically overwrite the first or does it create another file on the diskette? How can I tell? I've tried tvf (if my memory still works) and it showed a single archive. I recall having to reformat the diskette each time to ensure it contained the required data. Thanks, T.
Hi, On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, Tony Lambley wrote:
Please could someone tell me the contents of a diskette after I have tar'd a given directory to it twice. Does the second tar automatically overwrite the first or does it create another file on the diskette?
yes it does.
How can I tell? I've tried tvf (if my memory still works) and it showed a single archive.
if you want to put multiple images on the diskette -- create a file system on it, mount it, and use as a partition. if you reference /dev/fd0 in your tar command --> all data on the diskette is destroyed. you can stack multiple images on a single tape using a no-rewind option.
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