[CentOS] gtar compression achieved

>
> There is a --totals option, but that is before compression.  I don't
> think there is a way to do it.
>

Dang.  THere is a "tell" command on "mt" which tells you what block number
you are on, but according to the man page only exists for some types of
drive.  And evidently not mine :-(

That would have worked with some simple math.



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