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backup-whatsthis(1)

backup-whatsthis1

Read an id off a tape and display it

Usage

backup-whatsthis [--list [n]]

Overview

`backup-whatsthis' is a simple script to display the TAPEID of the current tape and optionally list its contents. This script is a bit of a hack and may not be fully reliable.

Options

--list

[n] Print TAPEID then list archive n (default 0). Note that archives are numbered from zero.

Files

/etc/chiark-backup/settings.pl

Configuration file for the whole of chiark-backup

History

  • Debian 13 (Trixie) to Debian 4.0 (Etch): the text shown here
  • Debian 3.1 (Sarge)

Bugs

`backup-whatsthis' is currently hardwired to assume `cpio' type backups when listing; it could be trivially hardwired to assume `zafio' or with slightly more effort it could be done properly :->.

Author

This Manual page was written by Matthew Vernon <[email protected]> but may be used by anyone.

From chiark-backup 8.0.1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.