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READ_TAPE(8)		     AFS Command Reference		  READ_TAPE(8)

NAME
       read_tape - Reads volume dumps from a backup tape to a file

SYNOPSIS
       read_tape -tape <tape device>
	  -restore <# of volumes to restore>
	  -skip <# of volumes to skip>
	  -file <filename> [-scan] [-noask] [-label]
	  [-vheaders] [-verbose] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
       read_tape reads an OpenAFS backup tape and prompts for each dump file
       to save.	 This command does not require any OpenAFS infrastructure.
       This command does not need an OpenAFS client or server to be available,
       which is not the case with the backup(8) command.

       The dump files will be named for the Read/Write name of the volume
       restored.  After saving each dump file, vos restore or restorevol can
       be used to restore the volume into AFS and non-AFS space respectively.

       read_tape reads the tape while skipping the specified number of
       volumes.	 After that, it restores the specified number of volumes.
       read_tape doesn't rewind the tape so that it may be used multiple times
       in succession.

OPTIONS
       -tape <tape device>
	   Specifies the tape device from which to restore.

       -restore <# of volumes to restore>
	   Specifies the number of volumes to restore from tape.

       -skip <# of volumes to skip>
	   Specifies the number of volumes to skip before starting the
	   restore.

       -file <filename>
	   Specifies an alternate name for the restored volume dump file
	   rather than the default of the volume name.

       -scan
	   Scans the tape.

       -noask
	   Doesn't prompt for each volume.

       -label
	   Displays the full dump label.

       -vheaders
	   Displays the full volume headers.

       -verbose
	   Produces on the standard output stream a detailed trace of the
	   command's execution.	 If this argument is omitted, only warnings
	   and error messages appear.

       -help
	   Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
	   are ignored.

EXAMPLES
       The following command will read the third through fifth volumes from
       the tape device /dev/tape without prompting:

	  % read_tape -tape /dev/tape -skip 2 -restore 3 -noask

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
       The issuer must have access to read and write to the specified tape
       device.

SEE ALSO
       backup(8), restorevol(1), vos_restore(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007 Jason Edgecombe <jason@rampaginggeek.com>

       This documentation is covered by the BSD License as written in the
       doc/LICENSE file. This man page was written by Jason Edgecombe for
       OpenAFS.

OpenAFS				  2013-10-09			  READ_TAPE(8)

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