---
name: "btape"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bacula-sd"
version: "15.0.3-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/btape"
---

# btape(8)

Bacula's Tape interface test program

## NAME

 btape - Bacula's Tape interface test program

## SYNOPSIS

**btape** \[*options*\] *device-name*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **btape** command.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-?**

  Show summary of options and commands.

- **-b** *bootstrap*

  Specify a bootstrap file.

- **-c** *config*

  Specify configuration file.

- **-d** *nn*

  Set debug level to *nn*.

- **-p**

  Proceed inspite of I/O errors.

- **-s**

  No signals (for debugging).

- **-v**

  Set verbose mode.

## COMMANDS

- **autochanger**

  test autochanger

- **bsf**

  backspace file

- **bsr**

  backspace record

- **cap**

  list device capabilities

- **clear**

  clear tape errors

- **eod**

  go to end of Bacula data for append

- **eom**

  go to the physical end of medium

- **fill**

  fill tape, write onto second volume

- **unfill**

  read filled tape

- **fsf**

  forward space a file

- **fsr**

  forward space a record

- **help**

  print this reference

- **label**

  write a Bacula label to the tape

- **load**

  load a tape

- **quit**

  quit btape

- **rawfill**

  use write() to fill tape

- **readlabel**

  read and print the Bacula tape label

- **rectest**

  test record handling functions

- **rewind**

  rewind the tape

- **scan**

  read() tape block by block to EOT and report

- **scanblocks**

  Bacula read block by block to EOT and report

- **status**

  print tape status

- **test**

  General test Bacula tape functions

- **weof**

  write an EOF on the tape

- **wr**

  write a single Bacula block

- **rr**

  read a single record

- **rb**

  read a single bacula block

- **qfill**

  quick fill command\

## SEE ALSO

**bscan**(1), **bextract**(1).\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon \<jltallon@adv-solutions.net\>.

## COPYRIGHT

This man page document is released under the BSD 2-Clause license.