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What is MULTIBUF ?

MULTIBUF is an support program written especially for use from within KBACKUP . It is covered by the same copyright and conditions of use that apply to KBACKUP .

It is intended to be a reliable and transparent handler for multivolume archives, superior to both  afio(1) and  tar(1) .  

One of its most most advanced features is, that it automatically determines the length of your tapes. You can write multiple volume archives to a series of tapes having different lengths. You can also use MULTIBUF to automatically change tapes if you have an automated tape changer. [+]  

The information in this section is only of interest, if you want to understand how it works or use it as a standalone program for some other purpose. You do not need to understand this to use KBACKUP , as the use of MULTIBUF is fully automated. However, if you are concerned about compatibility, the data format used or restoring files without KBACKUP , continue to read this section.



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KBackup development
Wed Mar 27 23:01:46 GMT+0100 1996