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btape - Bareos's Tape interface test program

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.
Specify a bootstrap file.
Specify the Storage configuration file or directory to use.
Set debug level to nn.
Proceed inspite of I/O errors.
No signals (for debugging).
Set verbose mode.

test autochanger
backspace file
backspace record
list device capabilities
clear tape errors
go to end of Bareos data for append
go to the physical end of medium
fill tape, write onto second volume
read filled tape
forward space a file
forward space a record
print this reference
write a Bareos label to the tape
load a tape
quit btape
use write() to fill tape
read and print the Bareos tape label
test record handling functions
rewind the tape
read() tape block by block to EOT and report
Bareos read block by block to EOT and report
print tape status
General test Bareos tape functions
write an EOF on the tape
write a single Bareos block
read a single record
read a single bareos block
quick fill command

bscan(1), bextract(1).

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon <jltallon@adv-solutions.net>.

26 November 2009 Kern Sibbald