1BTAPE(8)           Network backup, recovery and verification          BTAPE(8)
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NAME

6        btape - Bacula's Tape interface test program
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SYNOPSIS

9       btape [options] device-name
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DESCRIPTION

12       This manual page documents briefly the btape command.
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OPTIONS

15       A summary of options is included below.
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17       -?     Show summary of options and commands.
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19       -b bootstrap
20              Specify a bootstrap file.
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22       -c config
23              Specify configuration file.
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25       -d nn  Set debug level to nn.
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27       -p     Proceed inspite of I/O errors.
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29       -t     Open the default tape device.
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COMMANDS

39       autochanger
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42       bsf    backspace file
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46       cap    list device capabilities
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48       clear  clear tape errors
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50       eod    go to end of Bacula data for append
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52       eom    go to the physical end of medium
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54       fill   fill tape, write onto second volume
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56       unfill read filled tape
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58       fsf    forward space a file
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60       fsr    forward space a record
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62       help   print this reference
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64       label  write a Bacula label to the tape
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66       load   load a tape
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68       quit   quit btape
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79       rewind rewind the tape
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81       scan   read() tape block by block to EOT and report
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84              Bacula read block by block to EOT and report
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86       status print tape status
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88       test   General test Bacula tape functions
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90       weof   write an EOF on the tape
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92       wr     write a single Bacula block
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SEE ALSO

101       bscan(1), bextract(1).
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AUTHOR

104       This    manual    page    was    written    by    Jose    Luis   Tallon
105       <jltallon@adv-solutions.net>.
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109Kern Sibbald                   26 November 2009                       BTAPE(8)