TAPEDUMP(C)                          UNIX System V



     Name
          tapedump - dumps magnetic tape to output file


     Syntax
          tapedump [-a|-e] [-o|-h] [-btsnnum] tape_device output_file


     Description
          tapedump dumps the contents of magnetic tapes  according  to
          the  options  specified.   Options  include  conversion from
          input format to user specified output format,  specification
          of  input  and  output blocksize, and the ability to specify
          that the dump begin at a specific start block  on  the  tape
          and proceed for a specified number of blocks.


     Options
               Option    Value

               tape_device    The input tape device.

               -a        Convert from EBCDIC input to ASCII output.

               -e        Convert from ASCII input to EBCDIC output.

               -o        Display tape output in octal format.

               -h        Display tape output in hexadecimal format.

               -s num         skips n input records before starting dump.

               -t num         Specify which tape file to begin dump from,
                         where num is the tape file sequence number.

               -b num[bkw]    Sets both input and output block size.
                         num is the number of blocks, which can
                         include b, k, or w to indicate the block size,
                         which correspond to 1024-, 512-, or 2-byte blocks,
                         respectively.  If block size is not specified,
                         b is assumed.

               -n num         Specify dump of only num blocks.

               output_file    The output filename; standard output is the default.


     Examples
          This command reads a tape starting at block 400 and  outputs
          the results in hexadecimal format into a user specified file
          called /tmp/hex.dump:

          tapedump -b400 -h /dev/rct0 /tmp/hexdump

          This command reads an EBCDIC tape and converts the  standard
          output to ASCII:

          tapedump -a /dev/rct0

     See Also
          sysadmsh(ADM), dd(C), hd(C), od(C), tape(C)

     Notes
          The output file may be specified to be another tape device.



     (printed 2/15/90)                                TAPEDUMP(C)