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.TH TP 1  deprecated
.SH NAME
tp \- manipulate tape archive
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tp
[ key ] [ name ... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.I Tp
saves and restores files
on DECtape or magtape.
Its actions are controlled by the
.I key
argument.
The key is a string of characters containing
at most one function letter and possibly
one or more function modifiers.
Other arguments 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.
.PP
The function portion of
the key is specified by one of the following letters:
.TP 8
.B  r
The named files
are written
on the tape.
If files with the same names
already exist, they are replaced.
`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, `\fB.\fR' is the default.
.TP 8
.B  u
updates the tape.
.B u
is like
.B r,
but a file is replaced 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.
.B u
is the default command if none is given.
.TP 8
.B  d
deletes the named files from
the tape.
At least one name argument must be given.
This function is not permitted on magtapes.
.TP 8
.B  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.
.TP 8
.B  t
lists the names of the specified files.
If no file argument is given,
the entire contents of the tape is listed.
.PP
The following characters may be used in addition to the letter
which selects the function desired.
.TP 10
.B  m
Specifies magtape as opposed to DECtape.
.TP 10
.B  0,...,7
This
modifier selects the drive on which the tape is mounted.
For DECtape, 
.B x
is default; for magtape
`0' is the default.
.TP 10
.B  v
Normally
.I tp
does its work silently.
The
.B v
(verbose)
option causes it to type the name of each file it treats
preceded by the function letter.
With the
.B t
function,
.B v
gives more information about the
tape entries than just the name.
.TP 10
.B  c
means a fresh dump is being created; the tape directory
is cleared before beginning.
Usable only with
.B r
and
.B u.
This option is assumed with magtape since
it is impossible to selectively overwrite
magtape.
.TP 10
.B  i
Errors reading and writing the
tape are noted, but no action is taken.
Normally, errors cause a return to the command level.
.TP 10
.B f
Use the first named file, rather than a tape,
as the archive.
This option currently acts like 
.BR m ;
.I i.e.
.BR r
implies 
.BR c ,
and neither
.BR d
nor
.BR u
are permitted.
.TP 10
.B  w
causes
.I tp
to pause before treating each file, type
the indicative letter and the file name (as with
.BR v )
and await the user's response.
Response
.B y
means `yes', so the file is treated.
Null response
means `no', and the file does not take part
in whatever is being done.
Response
.B x
means `exit';
the
.I tp
command terminates immediately.
In the
.B x
function,
files previously asked about
have been extracted already.
With
.B "r, u,"
and
.B d
no change has been made to the tape.
.PP
.SH FILES
/dev/tap?
.br
/dev/rmt?
.SH SEE ALSO
ar(1), tar(1)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Several; the non-obvious one is
`Phase error', which means the file changed after it was selected for
dumping but before it was dumped.
.SH BUGS
A single file with several links to it is treated like several files.
.PP
Binary-coded control information makes
magnetic tapes written by
.I tp
difficult to carry to other machines;
.IR tar (1)
avoids the problem.
Commit	Line	Data
e3758c96 C	1	.TH TP 1 deprecated
	2	.SH NAME
	3	tp \- manipulate tape archive
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B tp
	6	[ key ] [ name ... ]
	7	.SH DESCRIPTION
	8	.PP
	9	.I Tp
	10	saves and restores files
	11	on DECtape or magtape.
	12	Its actions are controlled by the
	13	.I key
	14	argument.
	15	The key is a string of characters containing
	16	at most one function letter and possibly
	17	one or more function modifiers.
	18	Other arguments to the command are file or directory
	19	names specifying which files are to be dumped, restored,
	20	or listed.
	21	In all cases, appearance of a directory name refers to
	22	the files and (recursively) subdirectories of that directory.
	23	.PP
	24	The function portion of
	25	the key is specified by one of the following letters:
	26	.TP 8
	27	.B r
	28	The named files
	29	are written
	30	on the tape.
	31	If files with the same names
	32	already exist, they are replaced.
	33	`Same' is determined by string comparison, so
	34	`./abc' can never be the same as `/usr/dmr/abc' even
	35	if `/usr/dmr' is the current directory.
	36	If no file argument is given, `\fB.\fR' is the default.
	37	.TP 8
	38	.B u
	39	updates the tape.
	40	.B u
	41	is like
	42	.B r,
	43	but a file is replaced only if its
	44	modification date is later than the date stored on the tape;
	45	that is to say, if it has changed since it was dumped.
	46	.B u
	47	is the default command if none is given.
	48	.TP 8
	49	.B d
	50	deletes the named files from
	51	the tape.
	52	At least one name argument must be given.
	53	This function is not permitted on magtapes.
	54	.TP 8
	55	.B x
	56	extracts the named files from the tape to the file system.
	57	The owner and mode are restored.
	58	If no file argument is given, the entire contents of the
	59	tape are extracted.
	60	.TP 8
	61	.B t
	62	lists the names of the specified files.
	63	If no file argument is given,
	64	the entire contents of the tape is listed.
65	.PP
66	The following characters may be used in addition to the letter
67	which selects the function desired.
68	.TP 10
69	.B m
70	Specifies magtape as opposed to DECtape.
71	.TP 10
72	.B 0,...,7
73	This
74	modifier selects the drive on which the tape is mounted.
75	For DECtape,
76	.B x
77	is default; for magtape
78	`0' is the default.
79	.TP 10
80	.B v
81	Normally
82	.I tp
83	does its work silently.
84	The
85	.B v
86	(verbose)
87	option causes it to type the name of each file it treats
88	preceded by the function letter.
89	With the
90	.B t
91	function,
92	.B v
93	gives more information about the
94	tape entries than just the name.
95	.TP 10
96	.B c
97	means a fresh dump is being created; the tape directory
98	is cleared before beginning.
99	Usable only with
100	.B r
101	and
102	.B u.
103	This option is assumed with magtape since
104	it is impossible to selectively overwrite
105	magtape.
106	.TP 10
107	.B i
108	Errors reading and writing the
109	tape are noted, but no action is taken.
110	Normally, errors cause a return to the command level.
111	.TP 10
112	.B f
113	Use the first named file, rather than a tape,
114	as the archive.
115	This option currently acts like
116	.BR m ;
117	.I i.e.
118	.BR r
119	implies
120	.BR c ,
121	and neither
122	.BR d
123	nor
124	.BR u
125	are permitted.
126	.TP 10
127	.B w
128	causes
129	.I tp
130	to pause before treating each file, type
131	the indicative letter and the file name (as with
132	.BR v )
133	and await the user's response.
134	Response
135	.B y
136	means `yes', so the file is treated.
137	Null response
138	means `no', and the file does not take part
139	in whatever is being done.
140	Response
141	.B x
142	means `exit';
143	the
144	.I tp
145	command terminates immediately.
146	In the
147	.B x
148	function,
149	files previously asked about
150	have been extracted already.
151	With
152	.B "r, u,"
153	and
154	.B d
155	no change has been made to the tape.
156	.PP
157	.SH FILES
158	/dev/tap?
159	.br
160	/dev/rmt?
161	.SH SEE ALSO
162	ar(1), tar(1)
163	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
164	Several; the non-obvious one is
165	`Phase error', which means the file changed after it was selected for
166	dumping but before it was dumped.
167	.SH BUGS
168	A single file with several links to it is treated like several files.
169	.PP
170	Binary-coded control information makes
171	magnetic tapes written by
172	.I tp
173	difficult to carry to other machines;
174	.IR tar (1)
175	avoids the problem.