---
name: "__packpats"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "afbackup-client"
version: "3.5.3-3"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/__packpats"
---

# \_\_packpats(8)

Auxiliary script used by xafrestore

## NAME

**\_\_packpats - Auxiliary script used by xafrestore**

## DESCRIPTION

**The functionality of this program is not important to any user or administrator.**  **It is main intention is to speed up the index scanning, cause otherwise the** **Tcl/Tk-Script must do the entire evaluation, what is a real CPU hog.**

**This program is part of afbackup-client**

## SEE ALSO

**[afclient(8)](/afclient/8.md), [xafclientconfig(8)](/xafclientconfig/8.md), [full\_backup(8)](/full_backup/8.md), [incr\_backup(8)](/incr_backup/8.md), [afverify(8)](/afverify/8.md), [afrestore(8)](/afrestore/8.md), [xafrestore(8)](/xafrestore/8.md), [afserver(8)](/afserver/8.md), [afmserver(8)](/afmserver/8.md), [copy\_tape(8)](/copy_tape/8.md), [afclient.conf(8)](/afclient.conf/8.md),** **[update\_indexes(8)](/update_indexes/8.md)**

## AUTHOR

**This manual page was written by Rene Mayorga \<rmayorga@debian.org.sv\> for**  **the Debian system (but may be used by others).  Permission is**  **granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under**  **the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.**

**On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public**  **License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.**