What is the difference between /dev/st0 and /dev/nst0 when considering tape devices?
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The /dev/nst0 device is a non rewinding tape device, where as the /dev/st0 device is a rewinding tape device.
The device you choose to use depends on your goal. Both devices are for the same piece of hardware but they behave differently. If, for instance, you are just going to tar some files to a tape then you would use the rewinding device so that...
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