On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:12:18 -0400 Wakko Warner wrote:

> > I'm not sure this is necessary.  Can't you just do:
> > 
> > # dump -0 -B 700000 -u -z3 /home -f -| cdrecord /dev/hdb -
> > 
> > dump and cdrecord allow you to use "-" as a filename to indicate that 
> > output shoud be written to stdout and input should be read from stdin 
> > respectively.
> 
> Yes, but if I was to understand it right, dump will close/reopen at "700000"
> (whatever that is, 700000kb?).  That won't work with cdrecord since it's
> expecting a single input stream, not many seperated by a pause.  I'd
> consider it more like using tar with the multiple tape option.  When it is
> finished writing to a tape, it'll wait for the user to physically change
> tapes and start writing at the beginning of the new tape.

http://www.serice.net/shunt/ can arrange this.