|  | @@ -172,17 +172,18 @@ init_common() {
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				|  |  |      if [ \( x"$BACKUP_DIRS" = x \) -a \( x"$BACKUP_FILES" = x \) ]; then
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				|  |  |  	bailout "Neither BACKUP_DIRS nor BACKUP_FILES specified"
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				|  |  |      fi
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				|  |  | -    if [ -n "$RSH" ]; then
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				|  |  | +    if [ -z "$RSH" ]; then
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				|  |  |  	RSH=rsh
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				|  |  |  	MT_RSH_OPTION=
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				|  |  |      else
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				|  |  |  	MT_RSH_OPTION="--rsh-command=$RSH"
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				|  |  |      fi
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				|  |  | -    if [ -n $TAPE_FILE ]; then
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				|  |  | +    if [ -z "$TAPE_FILE" ]; then
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				|  |  |  	TAPE_FILE=/dev/tape
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				|  |  |      fi
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				|  |  |  
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				|  |  |      # If TAPE_FILE is a remote device, update mt invocation accordingly
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				|  |  | +    : ${MT:=mt}
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				|  |  |      case $TAPE_FILE in
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				|  |  |      *:*) MT="$MT $MT_RSH_OPTION";;
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				|  |  |      *)   ;;
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