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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27       -t     Open the default tape device.
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COMMANDS

35       bsf    backspace file
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39       bfill  fill tape using Bacula writes
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41       cap    list device capabilities
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43       clear  clear tape errors
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45       eod    go to end of Bacula data for append
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47       eom    go to the physical end of medium
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49       fill   fill tape, write onto second volume
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51       unfill read filled tape
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53       fsf    forward space a file
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55       fsr    forward space a record
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57       help   print this reference
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59       label  write a Bacula label to the tape
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61       load   load a tape
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63       quit   quit btape
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71       rectest
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74       rewind rewind the tape
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76       scan   read() tape block by block to EOT and report
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81       status print tape status
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83       test   General test Bacula tape functions
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85       weof   write an EOF on the tape
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87       wr     write a single Bacula block
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SEE ALSO

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

97       This    manual    page    was    written    by    Jose    Luis   Tallon
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102Kern Sibbald                      26 May 2006                         BTAPE(8)