[comp.os.vms] /IMAGE savesets

carl@CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) (03/28/88)

 > >Subject: /IMAGE savesets
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 >      $ BACKUP/LIST=LPA0:  MUA0:*.* 
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 >      You don't want to send the output to disk space (I don't) if you are
 >      doing a standalone BACKUP.
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 >      Tape should now be at the EOT.  Backup doesn't rewind the tape.
 >      Now try to backup your disk. 
 > 
 >      $ BACKUP/IMAGE/LIST=LPA0: $DUA5: MUA0:USER5.BCK 
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 >      The new image should be appended to the tape. 
 >  
 >      abbonizio%nadc.arpa

You've made things unnecessarily complicated.  /NOREWIND as a qualifier
to BACKUP means that backup will position to EOT before writing anything.
You don't have to position it there yourself.