Subject: Re: bin/2202: current mt corrupts tape archives when using `fsf`
To: None <frueauf@ira.uka.de>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/11/1996 12:26:05 
On Mon, 11 Mar 1996 17:44:27 GMT 
 Thorsten Frueauf <frueauf@ira.uka.de> wrote:

 > >Description:
 > 	
 > If you create a tar archive on a DAT tape, then want later add another one
 > using `mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1` the archive on the tape is trashed!

Do you need to write an EOF mark after writing the tar?

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