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ARCHIVING FILES ON A FLOPPY DISK
The process of archiving or writing on a floppy disk
involves copying the specified files from the hard disk
onto the floppy.
The commonly used command for writing
to a floppy disk in the high density (top) drive is:
tar cvbf 20 $Xenixdev$ [filename(s)]
The commonly used command for
writing on a floppy disk under UNIX is:
ls [filenames] | cpio -ovB > $Unixdev$
Similarly, the command for writing
on a DSDD floppy disk in the low density (bottom) drive is:
tar cvbf 20 /dev/rfd148ds9 [filename(s)]
Similarly, the command for writing
on a floppy disk in the second drive (if there
is one) is:
ls [filename(s)] | cpio - ovB > /dev/rSA/diskette2
Writing to the diskette command practice, - 1.6.3.0.2
Let us copy the file forecast onto the DSDD
disk in the low density drive by using the tar command.
Let us copy the file forecast onto the disk
in the primary drive using the cpio command.
$PROMPT$
That is correct!
You've got it on the 2nd try.
Good, you understand the concept.
Please type tar cvbf 20 /dev/rfd148ds9 forecast
Please type tar cvbf 20 /dev/rfd148ds9 forecast
Please type ls forecast | cpio -oBv > /dev/rsave
Please type ls forecast | cpio -oBv > /dev/rsave
I guess I must type this for you:
$PROMPT$
FORGET1
Observe the result on the terminal!
tar cvbf 20 /dev/rfd148ds9 forecast
ls forecast | cpio -oBv > /dev/rsave
forecast
a forecast 40 blocks
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40 blocks
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When the light on the disk drive goes off
you may remove the floppy disk.