listing just tar label

[mikebw at colossus.bilow.com (Mike Bilow)]

The label is the first record.  Just halt tar after you get it.

-- Mike


On 2000-05-15 at 09:25 -0400, Ron Peterson wrote:

> Is it possible to list just the label of a 'tar' tape archive?  I know I
> could just do a verbose list and parse out the first line, but I'd
> rather not scan the whole tape.


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