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Old 09-23-2003
Network Writing to a floppy
For some reason I cannot get my UNIX box on my network so I have no way of tranferring files from it or to it. Does anyone.....anyone know how I redirect my output or write to the floppy?
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Old 09-23-2003
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sorry, i'm not the hp expert, but isn't there a device called /dev/floppy, /dev/fd or /dev/fd0.....
mount it.... write on it.... umount it....

greetings Preßy
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Old 09-24-2003
hi ,

if u want to write on floppy u can try usin tar command
u can find options by goin man tar at unix promtp


tar cv filenam

regards
art


Smilie
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