Thanks to all who replied, Too many to list.
The main idea is to use the R option with the tar as follow:
# tar cvR file-name-list
OR
# tar cv 'cat file-name list'
Or
# tar cv 'ls /dir-name'
Other people mentioned cpio and xargs.
Some people advised using non rewind tape device but after testing it didn't
work for me because the -r assumes the tape is on the beginning of the
archive.
Thanks again for the great help.
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Received on Sat Jan 27 2001 - 07:32:56 NZDT