[Info-vax] BACKUP to the null device

[George Cornelius]

In article <iish33$b3n$3 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
> In article <alpine.LFD.2.00.1102081327020.13023 at libra.gmcl.internal>,
> Rob Brown <mylastname at gmcl.com> writes: 
>> I am going to wave my hands and guess that it is because NL: is not a 
>> tape device, the only device type for which you are not required to 
>> specify "/SAVE_SET".  Let's call it an "undocumented permanent 
>> restriction".
> 
> I never have to specify /SAVE_SET, even on disk, if I don't want a save 
> set.  But that doesn't work either.

This has gone in an odd direction, starting with Rob's comment.

He should have said that on tapes the qualifier is _implied_,
because it is the only kind of backup available in that case.
Then your response would be that you had a choice of backup
types in going to disk.

George