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.\" Title: amlabel
-.\" Author:
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 03/31/2008
-.\" Manual:
-.\" Source:
+.\" Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 04/10/2009
+.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
+.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1p1
+.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMLABEL" "8" "03/31/2008" "" ""
+.TH "AMLABEL" "8" "04/10/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p1" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
-amlabel - label an Amanda tape
+amlabel \- label an \fIAmanda\fR tape
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 8
+.HP \w'\fBamlabel\fR\ 'u
\fBamlabel\fR [\-f] \fIconfig\fR \fIlabel\fR [slot\ \fIslot\fR] [\-o\ \fIconfigoption\fR]...
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
All
\fIAmanda\fR
-tapes must be pre\-labeled before they are used\.
+tapes must be pre\-labeled before they are used\&.
\fIAmanda\fR
verifies the label in
\fBamdump\fR
and
\fBamflush\fR
-before writing to make sure the proper tape is loaded\.
+before writing to make sure the proper tape is loaded\&.
.PP
\fBAmlabel\fR
writes an
\fIAmanda\fR
label on the tape in the device specified by the
-\fIamanda\.conf\fR
-file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR\.
+\fIamanda\&.conf\fR
+file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR\&.
\fILabel\fR
may be any string that does not contain whitespace and that matches the
-\fIamanda\.conf\fR
+\fIamanda\&.conf\fR
\fBlabelstr\fR
-regular expression option\. It is up to the system administrator to define a naming convention\.
+regular expression option\&. It is up to the system administrator to define a naming convention\&.
.PP
\fBAmlabel\fR
appends the new tape to the
-\fItapelist\fR
+\fBtapelist\fR(5)
file so it will be used by
\fIAmanda\fR
-before it reuses any other tapes\. When you
+before it reuses any other tapes\&. When you
\fBamlabel\fR
multiple tapes, they will be used in the order you
\fBamlabel\fR
-them\.
+them\&.
.PP
\fBAmlabel\fR
will not write the label if the tape contains an active
\fIAmanda\fR
-tape or if the label specified is on an active tape\. The
+tape or if the label specified is on an active tape\&. The
\fB\-f\fR
-(force) flag bypasses these verifications\.
+(force) flag bypasses these verifications\&.
.PP
An optional
\fIslot\fR
-may be specified after the tape label\. If a tape changer is in use,
+may be specified after the tape label\&. If a tape changer is in use,
\fBamlabel\fR
-will label the tape in the specified slot instead of the currently loaded tape\.
+will label the tape in the specified slot instead of the currently loaded tape\&.
.PP
See the
\fBamanda\fR(8)
man page for more details about
-\fIAmanda\fR\.
+\fIAmanda\fR\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
.RS 4
See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in
-\fBamanda\fR(8)\.
+\fBamanda\fR(8)\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fIAmanda\fR
label with the string "DMP000" on the tape loaded in the device named in the
\fBtapedev\fR
-option in /usr/local/etc/amanda/daily/amanda\.conf:
-.sp
-.RS 4
+option in /usr/local/etc/amanda/daily/amanda\&.conf:
.nf
% amlabel daily DMP000
.fi
-.RE
.PP
Label the tape in slot 3 of the currently configured tape changer with the string "DMP003":
-.sp
-.RS 4
.nf
% amlabel daily DMP003 slot 3
.fi
-.RE
.SH "MESSAGES"
.PP
label \fIlabel\fR doesn\'t match labelstr \fIstr\fR
regular expression
\fIstr\fR
from
-\fIamanda\.conf\fR\.
+\fIamanda\&.conf\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
label \fIlabel\fR already on a tape
\fIlabel\fR
is already listed as an active
\fIAmanda\fR
-tape\.
+tape\&.
.RE
.PP
no tpchanger specified in \fIpath\fR , so slot command invalid
The command line has the
\fBslot\fR
parameter but the
-\fIamanda\.conf\fR
+\fIamanda\&.conf\fR
file in
\fIpath\fR
-does not have a tape changer configured\.
+does not have a tape changer configured\&.
.RE
.PP
reading label \fIlabel\fR, tape is in another amanda configuration
\fBlabelstr\fR
for this configuration so it is probably part of a different
\fIAmanda\fR
-configuration\.
+configuration\&.
.RE
.PP
reading label \fIlabel\fR, tape is active
\fIlabel\fR
appears to already be part of this
\fIAmanda\fR
-configuration and active, i\.e\. has valid data on it\.
+configuration and active, i\&.e\&. has valid data on it\&.
.RE
.PP
no label found, are you sure \fItape\fR is non\-rewinding?
got an error that might be caused by mis\-configuring
\fIAmanda\fR
with a rewinding tape device name instead of a non\-rewinding device name for
-\fItape\.\fR
+\fItape\&.\fR
.RE
-.SH "AUTHOR"
-.PP
-James da Silva,
-<jds@amanda\.org>: Original text
-.PP
-Stefan G\. Weichinger,
-<sgw@amanda\.org>, maintainer of the
-\fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamdump\fR(8),
\fBamflush\fR(8),
-\fBhttp://wiki.zmanda.com\fR()
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com
+.SH "AUTHORS"
+.PP
+\fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&>
+.PP
+\fBStefan G\&. Weichinger\fR <\&sgw@amanda\&.org\&>