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14 ammt \- Amanda version of mt
17 \fBammt\fR [\-d] [\-f | \-t | \fIdevice\fR] \fIcommand\fR [\fIcount\fR]
21 provides just enough of the standard UNIX
23 command for the needs of
24 \fIAmanda\fR. This is handy when doing a full restore and the standard
26 program has not yet been found.
29 also provides access to the
31 output drivers that support various tape simulations.
35 man page for more details about
40 for more information on the
47 Turn on debugging output.
50 \fB\-f\fR\fI device\fR
53 \fIdevice\fR. If not specified, the
55 environment variable is used.
58 \fB\-t\fR\fI device\fR
64 \fBcommand\fR\fI count\fR
66 Which command to issue, and an optional count of operations.
70 Each command may be abbreviated to whatever length makes it unique.
72 \fBeof|weof\fR\fI count\fR
76 (default: 1) end of file marks (tapemarks).
95 Position to file number
97 (default: 0) where zero is beginning of tape. This is the same as a
106 Rewind to beginning of tape.
109 \fBoffline|rewoffl\fR
111 Rewind to beginning of tape and unload the tape from the drive.
116 Report status information about the drive. Which data reported, and what it means, depends on the underlying operating system, and may include:
121 Indicates the drive is online and ready.
126 Indicates the drive is offline or not ready.
131 Indicates the drive is at beginning of tape.
136 Indicates the drive is at end of tape.
141 Indicates the tape is write protected.
156 Current tape file number.
161 Current tape block number file.
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172 Many systems only report good data when a tape is in the drive and ready.
176 <mengel@fnal.gov>, John R. Jackson
177 <jrj@purdue.edu>: Original text
179 Stefan G. Weichinger,
180 <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
181 \fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion