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Re: HOWTO: Backup files with tar
by dgui on Sunday June 29, @04:49PM

You have probably already found the answer to your question, but just in case : To check current status of compression: mt -f /dev/st0 datcompression To turn on compression: mt -f /dev/st0 datcompression [2..9] NOTE: After datcompression, you must type in a number greater than 1, the number specifies the quantity of compression. This from the HP site : http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg51060.html#P10_1448 Also check man page: man mt Best of luck Dave

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