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567ead261SjtcThis is the remote mag tape library. It allows a program that uses
667ead261SjtcUnix system calls to transparently use a file (usually a tape drive) on
767ead261Sjtcanother system via /etc/rmt, simply by including <rmt.h>.  It is
867ead261Sjtcparticularly useful with tar and dd, and is supplied with GNU tar.
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1067ead261SjtcThis package has evolved somewhat over the years.  My thanks to the
1167ead261Sjtcpeople who did most of the original work, and those who've contributed
1267ead261Sjtcbug fixes; appropriate credit is in the man page and source files.
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1467ead261SjtcEnjoy,
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1667ead261SjtcArnold Robbins
1767ead261SjtcEmory U. Computing Center
1867ead261Sjtcarnold@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu
1967ead261Sjtcgatech!emoryu1!arnold
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