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.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Arff
saves and restores files
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Arff
saves and restores files
-on the console floppy disk.
+on VAX console media (the console floppy on the VAX 11/780 and 785,
+the cassette on the 11/730, and the console RL02 on the 8600/8650).
Its actions are controlled by the
.I key
argument.
Its actions are controlled by the
.I key
argument.
one or more function modifiers.
Other arguments to the command are file
names specifying which files are to be dumped or restored.
one or more function modifiers.
Other arguments to the command are file
names specifying which files are to be dumped or restored.
+The default options are correct for the RX01 floppy on the 780;
+for other console media, the
+.B f
+and
+.B m
+flags are required.
.PP
Files names have restrictions, because of radix50 considerations. They
must be in the form 1-6 alphanumerics followed by "." followed by
.PP
Files names have restrictions, because of radix50 considerations. They
must be in the form 1-6 alphanumerics followed by "." followed by
.B f
option it may be
used for extracting files from rt11 formatted cartridge disks, for
.B f
option it may be
used for extracting files from rt11 formatted cartridge disks, for
-example. It may also be used to speed up reading from and writing to
+example.
+It may also be used to speed up reading from and writing to
rx02 floppy disks, by using the `c' device instead of the `b' device.
rx02 floppy disks, by using the `c' device instead of the `b' device.
+It must be used with TU58 or RL02 media.
causes only the first
.I n
tracks to participate in a copy.
causes only the first
.I n
tracks to participate in a copy.
-.PP
-.I Arff
-may also be used with the console TU58 cassettes on the 11/730.
-To do so, the
-.B m
-key must be specified. Normally, the
-.B f
-key is also used.
.SH FILES
/dev/floppy or /dev/rrx??
.br
floppy (in current directory)
.SH SEE ALSO
.SH FILES
/dev/floppy or /dev/rrx??
.br
floppy (in current directory)
.SH SEE ALSO
-fl(4), rx(4), rxformat(8V)
+crl(4), fl(4), rx(4), tu(4), rxformat(8V)
.SH AUTHORS
Keith Sklower, Richard Tuck
.SH BUGS
.SH AUTHORS
Keith Sklower, Richard Tuck
.SH BUGS
-Floppy errors are handled ungracefully;
+Device errors are handled ungracefully.