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NAME
tp - manipulate DECtape and magtape
SYNOPSIS
tp [ key ] [ name ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Tp saves and restores files on DECtape or magtape. Its ac-
tions are controlled by the key argument. The key is a
string of characters containing at most one function letter
and possibly one or more function modifiers. Other argu-
ments to the command are file or directory names specifying
which files are to be dumped, restored, or listed. In all
cases, appearance of a directory name refers to the files
and (recursively) subdirectories of that directory.
The function portion of the key is specified by one of the
following letters:
r The named files are written on the tape. If files
with the same names already exist, they are re-
placed. `Same' is determined by string comparison,
so `./abc' can never be the same as `/usr/dmr/abc'
even if `/usr/dmr' is the current directory. If no
file argument is given, `.' is the default.
u updates the tape. u is like r, but a file is re-
placed only if its modification date is later than
the date stored on the tape; that is to say, if it
has changed since it was dumped. u is the default
command if none is given.
d deletes the named files from the tape. At least one
name argument must be given. This function is not
permitted on magtapes.
x extracts the named files from the tape to the file
system. The owner and mode are restored. If no
file argument is given, the entire contents of the
tape are extracted.
t lists the names of the specified files. If no file
argument is given, the entire contents of the tape
is listed.
The following characters may be used in addition to the let-
ter which selects the function desired.
m Specifies magtape as opposed to DECtape.
0,...,7This modifier selects the drive on which the tape
is mounted. For DECtape, `x' is default; for mag-
tape `0' is the default.
v Normally tp does its work silently. The v (ver-
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bose) option causes it to type the name of each
file it treats preceded by the function letter.
With the t function, v gives more information
about the tape entries than just the name.
c means a fresh dump is being created; the tape di-
rectory is zeroed before beginning. Usable only
with r and u. This option is assumed with magtape
since it is impossible to selectively overwrite
magtape.
f causes new entries on tape to be `fake' in that no
data is present for these entries. Such fake en-
tries cannot be extracted. Usable only with r and
u.
i Errors reading and writing the tape are noted, but
no action is taken. Normally, errors cause a re-
turn to the command level.
w causes tp to pause before treating each file, type
the indicative letter and the file name (as with
v) and await the user's response. Response y
means `yes', so the file is treated. Null re-
sponse means `no', and the file does not take part
in whatever is being done. Response x means `ex-
it'; the tp command terminates immediately. In
the x function, files previously asked about have
been extracted already. With r, u, and d no
change has been made to the tape.
FILES
/dev/tap?
/dev/mt?
DIAGNOSTICS
Several; the non-obvious one is `Phase error', which means
the file changed after it was selected for dumping but be-
fore it was dumped.
BUGS
A single file with several links to it is treated like sev-
eral files.
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