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BTAPE(8)	   Network backup, recovery and verification	      BTAPE(8)

NAME
	btape - Bacula's Tape interface test program

SYNOPSIS
       btape [options] device-name

DESCRIPTION
       This manual page documents briefly the btape command.

OPTIONS
       A summary of options is included below.

       -?     Show summary of options and commands.

       -b bootstrap
	      Specify a bootstrap file.

       -c config
	      Specify configuration file.

       -d nn  Set debug level to nn.

       -p     Proceed inspite of I/O errors.

       -t     Open the default tape device.

       -s     No signals (for debugging).

       -v     Set verbose mode.

COMMANDS
       autochanger
	      test autochanger

       bsf    backspace file

       bsr    backspace record

       cap    list device capabilities

       clear  clear tape errors

       eod    go to end of Bacula 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 Bacula label to the tape

       load   load a tape

       quit   quit btape

       rawfill
	      use write() to fill tape

       readlabel
	      read and print the Bacula tape label

       rectest
	      test record handling functions

       rewind rewind the tape

       scan   read() tape block by block to EOT and report

       scanblocks
	      Bacula read block by block to EOT and report

       status print tape status

       test   General test Bacula tape functions

       weof   write an EOF on the tape

       wr     write a single Bacula block

       rr     read a single record

       rb     read a single bacula block

       qfill  quick fill command

SEE ALSO
       bscan(1), bextract(1).

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

Kern Sibbald		       26 November 2009			      BTAPE(8)

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