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Old 04-19-2002, 01:05 PM   #1
utabintarbo
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Question alias /dev/st0?


Is there a way to alias /dev/st0 to point to a file rather than go out looking for a SCSI tape? You may have guessed I am trying to emulate a tape to test some software. Or not.

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Old 04-19-2002, 01:17 PM   #2
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I suppose you could rm/mv the file and either symlink it to an existing file or just create a text file in its place.

If anything goes wrong, just use MAKEDEV to re-make the device entry (or do it yourself with mknod if you know the major/minor nos )
 
  


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