Re: gnu-tar

[Sven Hartrumpf]

Hello.

On 17 Jun 2003, Cyro Lord <cyrill@scicom.alphacdc.com> wrote: 
> I would like to know how to use gnu-tar (gtar) with the -L option. I
> have a SUN library tape device that can
> write from 16-32 gb. I use the drive in the compress mode so the tapes
> will run 8gb per. 
> Looking at the postscript instructions has this:
> -L 1024-size (which could mean - 1024-some #) but nothing I have tryed
> works.
> or --tape-length=1024-size (same as above) and all I get is gtar
> complains and exits. What to do.

Please try "man tar".
My tar version (1.13.25) tells me:
...
  -L, --tape-length=N
              change tapes after writing N*1024 bytes
...

So, -L 8192 should change the tape after 8192 KB.
Greetings
Sven