---
name: "bscan.sqlite"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bacula-sd"
version: "1.36.2-2sarge1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bscan"
---

# bscan.sqlite(8)

Bacula's 'Scan tape'

Part of [bscan(8)](/bscan/8.md).

## NAME

 bscan - Bacula's 'Scan tape'

## SYNOPSIS

**bscan** \[*options*\] *bacula-archive*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **bscan** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-?**

  Show version and usage of program.

- **-b** *bootstrap*

  Specify a bootstrap file.

- **-c** *config*

  Specify configuration file.

- **-d** *nn*

  Set debug level to *nn*.

- **-m**

  Update media info in database.

- **-n** *name*

  Specify the database name (default: *bacula*)

- **-u** *username*

  Specify database username (default: *bacula*)

- **-p** *password*

  Specify database password (default: *none*)

- **-h** *host*

  Specify database host (default: *NULL*)

- **-r**

  List records.

- **-s**

  Synchronize or store in Database.

- **-v**

  Verbose output mode.

- **-V** *volume*

  Specify volume names (separated by '\|')

- **-w** *dir*

  Specify working directory (default from conf file)

## SEE ALSO

[**bls**(8)](/bls/8.md), [**bextract**(8)](/bextract/8.md).\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon \<jltallon@adv-solutions.net\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).