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Coping files from a floopy.
the command i used was cd /;tar cvfkpb /dev/rfd0135ds18 1400 10 ./u/files/patient.dat- gary2425
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- Forum: Linux (client/desktop)
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Coping files from a floopy.
i tryed using mcopy or mdir a:"no Luck" i have a file name "patient.dat" that is about 7mb from a unix machine, which copied on 5 disks. now whenever i use the tar command on the linux machine it just copies that patient.dat from the 1st disk and doesn't ask me to enter the 2nd disk, and...- gary2425
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- Forum: Linux (client/desktop)
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Coping files from a floopy.
Hello Everyone, I have a file, that's saved on 5 floppy disks. I want to copy the file to my linux box, this is the command i am running " tar xvf /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0p0 ", but this only copies the file that's on the disk, it doesn't prompt me to insert 2nd disk. if someone knows about another...- gary2425
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