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3README
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5This is the remote mag tape library. It allows a program that uses
6Unix system calls to transparently use a file (usually a tape drive) on
7another system via /etc/rmt, simply by including <rmt.h>.  It is
8particularly useful with tar and dd, and is supplied with GNU tar.
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10This package has evolved somewhat over the years.  My thanks to the
11people who did most of the original work, and those who've contributed
12bug fixes; appropriate credit is in the man page and source files.
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14Enjoy,
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16Arnold Robbins
17Emory U. Computing Center
18arnold@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu
19gatech!emoryu1!arnold
20+1 404 727 7636
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