[Sunhelp] Tape Drive -- Block or Raw Device?

[He Gang-W1268C]

I would say it's block device. 
Gang

-----Original Message-----
From: Trevor L. Chandler [mailto:trevor_chandler at ddlinc.com]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 11:44 AM
To: sunhelp at ohno.mrbill.net
Subject: [Sunhelp] Tape Drive -- Block or Raw Device?



Hello all,
 
Is a tape drive a block device or a raw (character) device?  
 
If it matters any, my confusion is due to the fact that I can
specify a blocking factor when using the cpio or tar commands.
 
Thanks to everyone who takes the time to read and respond to
my question.
 
Trevor C.
trevor_chandler at ddlinc.com <mailto:trevor_chandler at ddlinc.com>