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NAME
     frec - recover files from a backup tape

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sbin/frec [-p path] [-f reqfile] raw_tape i_number:name
     . . .

DESCRIPTION
     frec recovers files from the specified raw_tape backup  tape
     written by volcopy or finc, given their i_numbers.  The data
     for each recovery request will  be  written  into  the  file
     given by name .

     The -p option allows you to specify a default prefixing path
     different from your current working directory.  This will be
     prefixed to any names that are  not  fully  qualified  (i.e.
     that  do  not  begin  with / or ./).  If any directories are
     missing in  the  paths  of  recovery  names,  they  will  be
     created.

     -p path         Specifies a prefixing path  to  be  used  to
                     fully  qualify  any  names that do not start
                     with / or ./.

     -f reqfile      Specifies a  file  which  contains  recovery
                     requests.  The  format  is i_number:newname,
                     one per line.

EXAMPLES
     To recover a file, i_number 1216 when backed-up, into a file
     named junk in your current working directory:

          frec /dev/rSA/ctape1 1216:junk

     To recover files with i_numbers 14156, 1232, and  3141  into
     files /usr/src/cmd/a, /usr/src/cmd/b and /usr/joe/a.c:

          frec -p /usr/src/cmd /dev/rSA/ctape1 14156:a 1232:b \
                   3141:/usr/joe/a.c

SEE ALSO
     ff(1M), finc(1M), labelit(1M), volcopy(1M).
     cpio(1) in the User's Reference Manual.

NOTES
     While paving a path (i.e., creating the intermediate  direc-
     tories  contained in a pathname) frec can only recover inode
     fields for those  directories  contained  on  the  tape  and
     requested for recovery.






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