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Re: Need to create tar archives in Windows and extract in UNIX
- To: cygwin <cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Subject: Re: Need to create tar archives in Windows and extract in UNIX
- From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen at redhat dot com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 20:34:45 +0100
- References: <003601c04374$93f61820$0700005a@pcsonline.com>
- Reply-To: cygwin <cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com>
Mike Steinlen wrote:
>
> What software do I need to be able to exchange files between Windows NT 4
> and Unix using "tar" and floppy disks? Can Unix mountable floppies be
> accessed by Cygwin?
Either by using DOS formatted floppies which are readable by most
UNIX derivates or by using the floppy as a raw device:
mount -f -b //./A: /dev/fd0
tar xvf /dev/fd0
Corinna
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