thanks. got. it.
i was wondering because i was using nst0
than
mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
to rewind the tape after
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Vidiot wrote:
> >what is the difference between the device
> >/dev/nst0 and /dev/st0
> >
> >what is the difference between these two.??
>
> First off, why are you asking the same question, twice?
>
> In any event, the nst0 is the non-rewind device. That allows you to
> easily write multiple backup/tar files to the same tape. Instead of
> rewinding the tape when it is finished reading or writing, it just stops the
> tape where it is. You can then write the next file onto the tape, or read
> the next file.
>
> MB
>
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