btape8
Bacula's tape interface test program
Usage
btape [options]
device-name
Overview
This manual page documents briefly the btape command.
Options
A summary of options is included below.
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-? -
Show summary of options and commands.
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-b bootstrap -
Specify a bootstrap file.
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-c config -
Specify configuration file.
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-d nn -
Set debug level to nn.
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-p -
Proceed inspite of I/O errors.
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-s -
No signals (for debugging).
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-v -
Set verbose mode.
Commands
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test autochanger |
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backspace file |
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backspace record |
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list device capabilities |
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clear tape errors |
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go to end of Bacula data for append |
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go to the physical end of medium |
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fill tape, write onto second volume |
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read filled tape |
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forward space a file |
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forward space a record |
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print this reference |
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write a Bacula label to the tape |
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load a tape |
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quit btape |
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use write() to fill tape |
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read and print the Bacula tape label |
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test record handling functions |
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rewind the tape |
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read() tape block by block to EOT and report |
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Bacula read block by block to EOT and report |
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print tape status |
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General test Bacula tape functions |
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write an EOF on the tape |
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write a single Bacula block |
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read a single record |
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read a single bacula block |
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quick fill command |
Releases
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 4 times.
-p since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-v since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).
-t until Debian 7 (Wheezy).