davii@datlog.co.uk ( Ian Davis ) (08/24/89)
Does any one know of a utility that will work like the DOS command BACKUP (i.e. backup a file over more than 1 disk) but will also compress a file while it does it. Your help would be appreciated Ian Davis
las) (08/26/89)
In article <2201@dlvax2.datlog.co.uk> davii@datlog.co.uk ( Ian Davis ) writes: }Does any one know of a utility that will work like the DOS command BACKUP }(i.e. backup a file over more than 1 disk) but will also compress a file }while it does it. }Your help would be appreciated }Ian Davis ZOOX, a multivolume version of Rahul Dhesi's ZOO archiver was recently posted in comp.binaries.ibm.pc. regards, Larry -- Signed: Larry A. Shurr (cbema!las@att.ATT.COM or att!cbema!las) Clever signature, Wonderful wit, Outdo the others, Be a big hit! - Burma Shave (With apologies to the real thing. The above represents my views only.) (Please note my mailing address. Mail sent directly to cbnews doesn't make it.)
davidr@hplsla.HP.COM (David M. Reed) (08/29/89)
The MKS Toolkit cpio command will write large files across multiple discs just fine, and has an option to include compression. Put together with their other marvelous programs in the package (making it probably the most cost-effective commercial software package available) will allow the user to make very sophisticated backup programs, and provide the capability to make your DOS system intelligent in its being able to do things for you.