peterson@crash.cts.com (John Peterson) (04/20/89)
Question: I need to read UNIX TAR format magtapes on a VAX/VMS system. Back in 1986, one of the DECUS tapes had a program called [.CMISC]UNTAR.C that reads UNIX TAR files. The disadvantage of this program is that one needs to first read the raw TAR file from the magtape, treating it as a non-file structured tape. If disk space is tight, having two copies of things can be a real problem. Does anyone know of a better way? +--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ | John C. Peterson | UUCP: {nosc ucsd hplabs!hp-sdd}!crash!peterson | | | ARPA: crash!peterson@nosc.mil | +--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+