LISTTAPE(1)                                                      LISTTAPE(1)



NAME
     List_tape - list the contents of a given backup tape

SYNOPSIS
     Listtape [ -v ] [ -h hostname ] [ -t tapedevice ]

DESCRIPTION
     The List_tape command lists the contents of a system backup tape made
     with Backup(1), cpio(1), tar(1), or bru(1).

     If a tape drive attached to a remote host is used,  the name of the
     remote host needs to be specified with the -h hostname option on the
     command line.  For remote listing to successfully work, the user should
     have a TCP/IP network connection to the remote host and also have "guest"
     rsh privileges on that host.

     If the local or remote tape device is pointed to by a device file other
     than /dev/tape, the device should be specified by the -t tapedevice
     option.  The -v option performs a verify pass, comparing the files in the
     backup with the files in the filesystem.  This requires that either the
     files have a full pathname in the archive ( Backup uses relative
     pathnames), or that the label file be present, with the directory in the
     last field on the label: line, or that the Listtape command be used in
     the same directory where the backup was made.

     The List_tape command only works with the formats mentioned above and
     displays the extra info added by Backup(1) or the system backup tool, if
     present.

SEE ALSO
     Backup(1), Restore(1), bru(1), cpio(1), tar(1).
























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