On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 17:04 -0800, Raymond Lillard wrote: > Mace Eliason wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am working on a project where I have to move some parts files from an > > old Unix server. I have tared the files to floppy disc, but I can't > > mount them. > > forget the filesystem. Use the dd command. all block > devices can also be accessed as char devices in Unix. Don't need dd. The nature of *IX file systems is that raw file system access is "automatic" just by requesting it. > > I'm assuming your files are small enough to fit on > a single floppy? > > > Write to floppy: > > tar czvf - <path> | dd of=/dev/rfd0xx s/ \| dd // Older unix systems may not have gzip/bzip and if they do, may not have it callable from tar. Might need to use it in a pipeline. > > Read from floppy: > > cd <path> > dd if=/dev/rfd0xx | tar xzvf - tar -xzvf /dev/rfd0xx > > Note: You will need to determine the correct device > names. I have written this off the top of my head, > and I haven't used a floppy in quite a while. > > Ray > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060206/d286e089/attachment-0005.sig>