>
>> GNU tar works fine with multiple volumes under AmigaOS using my own
>> raw floppy access method (RDF0:).
>
>Yeah, I've noticed that too under AmigaOS using the TAPE: device but
>I have a feeling that its down to the good old Amiga device drivers
>rather than the tar command itself.
>
>I don't know this for sure, its just "Intuition" (bad pun, sorry :-)
>

GNU Tar does multi-volume in unix too (it was after all originally written
in unix), however, on most unix systems, you must specify the L option with
a disk size, ie 'tar cvfLM /dev/fd0 1440'.

		Mike B

PS: Could someone please reply to this, I'm not sure my mail is getting
out.