tar and 386i floppys

[Glenn Roberts]

> I can't figure out how to tar onto a roadrunner floppy -- all my
> attempts result in an "unexpected EOF" error.

There is a new archiving utility, available on 386i's only, called 'bar'.
It is like 'tar' but supports floppy disks and writing multiple volumes.
Unfortunately it uses a different format than 'tar'.  The 'cluster'
software is shipped by Sun in 'bar' format.  See the man pages under
bar(1).

- Glenn Roberts, The MITRE Corp., McLean VA (703)-883-6820
  gfr%wolfgang at gateway.mitre.org