---
name: "dar_slave"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dar"
version: "2.7.17-1+b19"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dar_slave"
---

# dar\_slave(1)

disk archive slave for remote access to a dar archive

## NAME

dar\_slave - disk archive slave for remote access to a dar archive

## SYNOPSIS

dar\_slave \[options\] \[\<path\>/\]source

dar\_slave -h

dar\_slave -V

## DESCRIPTION

**dar\_slave** reads an archive and listens for **dar** orders on standard input, sending asked parts of the archive on standard output.

Source is the basename of the archive to read. By default, **dar\_slave** uses standard input and output to communicate with a **dar** process, which may be running on the local host or on a remote host. It is possible to change the behavior of **dar\_slave** to use named pipe instead of standard input and output

## OPTIONS

- \-h

  Displays help usage.

- \-V

  Displays version information.

- \-i \<filename\>

  reads the orders from the named file instead of standard input. In most cases the filename will be a named pipe.

- \-o \<filename\>

  sends the data to the named file \<filename\> instead of standard output. In most cases the filename will be a named pipe.

- \-E \<string\>

  string is a command to be launched between slices. See [dar(1)](/dar/1.md) man page (same option) for more information.

- \-Q

  Do not display any message on stderr when not launched from a terminal (for example when launched from an at job or crontab). Remains that any question to the user will be assumed a 'no' answer, which most of the time will abort the program.

- \-9 \<num\>

  Defines the minimum number of digits to use for archive slice numbers. See the same option in dar man page for more details.

## EXIT CODES

**dar\_slaves** exists with the same codes as dar does, see [dar(1)](/dar/1.md) man page.

## SIGNALS

Any signal sent to dar\_slave will abort the program immediately, there is no way to have a proper termination before the end of the process

## SEE ALSO

[dar(1)](/dar/1.md), [dar\_xform(1)](/dar_xform/1.md), [dar\_manager(1)](/dar_manager/1.md), [dar\_cp(1)](/dar_cp/1.md), [dar\_split(1)](/dar_split/1.md)

## KNOWN BUGS

http://sourceforge.net/p/dar/bugs/

## AUTHOR

```
http://dar.linux.free.fr/
Denis Corbin
France
Europe
```