---
name: "backup-loaded"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "chiark-backup"
version: "8.0.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/backup-loaded"
---

# backup-loaded(1)

tell the chiark-backup system what to do with a new tape

## NAME

backup-loaded - tell the chiark-backup system what to do with a new tape

## SYNOPSIS

**backup-loaded** *\[TAPEID\]*\

## DESCRIPTION

backup-loaded: this tells the scripts that a currently unlabelled tape should be treated as tape X: eg:\
 **backup-loaded b3**\
 will cause it to treat it as tape \`b3'.  NB: this won't override the TAPEID label written on the tape; it's just for use with previously unused tapes.  This applies only to the next time the backup scripts are invoked.  You can say just\
 **backup-loaded**\
 to go back to the default behaviour, which is to fail if the tape has no TAPEID.

## OPTIONS

- **TAPEID**

  Treat the tape as label TAPEID

## FILES

- */etc/chiark-backup/settings.pl*

  Configuration file for the whole of chiark-backup

## AUTHOR

This Manual page was written by Matthew Vernon \<matthew@debian.org\> but  may be used by anyone.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1997-1998,2000-2001 Ian Jackson \<ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk\>\
 Copyright (C) 1999 Peter Maydell \<pmaydell@chiark.greenend.org.uk\>\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.