READTAR Will read UNIX Tar tapes and format the output to VMS. This program assumes the TAR tape is blocked at 10240 bytes per block. The tape must be mounted with the command: $ Mount/foreign/block=10240 tape tape One problem is UNIX files can be longer and have characters not allowed on the VAX. READTAR will read the file but will limit the filename to VMS file-spec rules. Usage: READTAR Define a symbol in your login.com: readtar == "$ sys$utilities:readtar" file-spec If a File is placed on the command line READTAR will only extract THAT file. /QUERY This will tell READTAR to query you before writing any files. Y - read the file ^Z (Ctrl-Z) exit READTAR anything else and the file will be skipped /LIST Will obtain a listing of files on the tape.