From: a@b.c   
      
   Hi,   
      
   I've got a problem with tar, it seems it's forgetting every second   
   command I give it when I try to extract or test something that I've put   
   on tape.   
      
   Creating multiple archives on /dev/nst0 works fine however.   
      
   mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind   
   tar -cvvf /dev/nst0 /data/dir1 > dir1-c.log 2> dir1-c.err   
   tar -cvvf /dev/nst0 /data/dir2 > dir2-c.log 2> dir2-c.err   
   tar -cvvf /dev/nst0 /data/dir3 > dir3-c.log 2> dir3-c.err   
      
   When I want to test what I've put on tape :   
      
   mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind   
   tar -tvvf /dev/nst0 > dir1-t.log 2> dir1-t.err   
   tar -tvvf /dev/nst0 > dir2-t.log 2> dir2-t.err   
   tar -tvvf /dev/nst0 > dir3-t.log 2> dir3-t.err   
      
   The logs for dir1 are OK, the ones for dir2 are empty and the ones for   
   dir3 contain what should have been in dir2. If I test more of them dir4   
   is empty too and dir5 contains the contents of dir3 and so on.   
      
   Using rewind and fsf to get to the right file does the trick however.   
      
   Is there perhaps an extra command one must run to position the tape at   
   the beginning of the next file after testing one because the tape is   
   positioned at the end of the current file?   
      
   Thanks in advance,   
      
   Wimmy   
      
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