btape (8)

btape [options] device-name

This manual page documents briefly the btape command.

A summary of options is included below.

-?

Show summary of options and commands.

-bbootstrap

Specify a bootstrap file.

-cconfig

Specify configuration file.

-dnn

Set debug level to nn.

-p

Proceed inspite of I/O errors.

-s

No signals (for debugging).

-v

Set verbose mode.

autochanger

test autochanger

bsf

backspace file

bsr

backspace record

cap

list device capabilities

clear

clear tape errors

eod

go to end of Bareos data for append

eom

go to the physical end of medium

fill

fill tape, write onto second volume

unfill

read filled tape

fsf

forward space a file

fsr

forward space a record

help

print this reference

label

write a Bareos label to the tape

load

load a tape

quit

quit btape

rawfill

use write() to fill tape

readlabel

read and print the Bareos tape label

rectest

test record handling functions

rewind

rewind the tape

scan

read() tape block by block to EOT and report

scanblocks

Bareos read block by block to EOT and report

status

print tape status

test

General test Bareos tape functions

weof

write an EOF on the tape

wr

write a single Bareos block

rr

read a single record

rb

read a single bareos block

qfill

quick fill command

bscan(1), bextract(1).

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon <[email protected]>.