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-.TH "AMLABEL" 8 "" "" ""
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+.\" Title: amlabel
+.\" 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" "04/10/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p1" "System Administration Commands"
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+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
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.SH "NAME"
-amlabel - label an Amanda tape
+amlabel \- label an \fIAmanda\fR tape
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 8
-\fBamlabel\fR [-f] \fIconfig\fR \fIlabel\fR [slot \fIslot\fR] [-o \fIconfigoption\fR]*
-
+.HP \w'\fBamlabel\fR\ 'u
+\fBamlabel\fR [\-f] \fIconfig\fR \fIlabel\fR [slot\ \fIslot\fR] [\-o\ \fIconfigoption\fR]...
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
All
-\fBAmanda\fR
-tapes must be pre-labeled before they are used.
-\fBAmanda\fR
+\fIAmanda\fR
+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
-\fBAmanda\fR
+\fIAmanda\fR
label on the tape in the device specified by the
-\fBamanda.conf\fR
-file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fBconfig\fR.
-\fBLabel\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
-\fBamanda.conf\fR\fBlabelstr\fR
-regular expression option. It is up to the system administrator to define a naming convention.
+\fIamanda\&.conf\fR
+\fBlabelstr\fR
+regular expression option\&. It is up to the system administrator to define a naming convention\&.
.PP
\fBAmlabel\fR
appends the new tape to the
-\fBtapelist\fR
+\fBtapelist\fR(5)
file so it will be used by
-\fBAmanda\fR
-before it reuses any other tapes. When you
+\fIAmanda\fR
+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
-\fBAmanda\fR
-tape or if the label specified is on an active tape. The
-\fB-f\fR
-(force) flag bypasses these verifications.
+\fIAmanda\fR
+tape or if the label specified is on an active tape\&. The
+\fB\-f\fR
+(force) flag bypasses these verifications\&.
.PP
An optional
-\fBslot\fR
-may be specified after the tape label. If a tape changer is in use,
+\fIslot\fR
+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
-\fBAmanda\fR.
+\fIAmanda\fR\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
-.TP
-\fB-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
-See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERWRITE\fR" section in
-\fBamanda\fR(8).
+.PP
+\fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
+.RS 4
+See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in
+\fBamanda\fR(8)\&.
+.RE
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
Write an
-\fBAmanda\fR
+\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:
+option in /usr/local/etc/amanda/daily/amanda\&.conf:
.nf
-
% amlabel daily DMP000
.fi
.PP
Label the tape in slot 3 of the currently configured tape changer with the string "DMP003":
.nf
-
% amlabel daily DMP003 slot 3
.fi
.SH "MESSAGES"
-.TP
-label \fBlabel\fR doesn't match labelstr \fBstr\fR
+.PP
+label \fIlabel\fR doesn\'t match labelstr \fIstr\fR
+.RS 4
Label
-\fBlabel\fR
+\fIlabel\fR
on the command line does not match the
-\fBlabelstr\fR
+\fIlabelstr\fR
regular expression
-\fBstr\fR
+\fIstr\fR
from
-\fBamanda.conf\fR.
-.TP
-label \fBlabel\fR already on a tape
+\fIamanda\&.conf\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+label \fIlabel\fR already on a tape
+.RS 4
Label
-\fBlabel\fR
+\fIlabel\fR
is already listed as an active
-\fBAmanda\fR
-tape.
-.TP
-no tpchanger specified in \fBpath\fR , so slot command invalid
+\fIAmanda\fR
+tape\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+no tpchanger specified in \fIpath\fR , so slot command invalid
+.RS 4
The command line has the
\fBslot\fR
parameter but the
-\fBamanda.conf\fR
+\fIamanda\&.conf\fR
file in
-\fBpath\fR
-does not have a tape changer configured.
-.TP
-reading label \fBlabel\fR, tape is in another amanda configuration
+\fIpath\fR
+does not have a tape changer configured\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+reading label \fIlabel\fR, tape is in another amanda configuration
+.RS 4
This tape appears to be a valid
-\fBAmanda\fR
+\fIAmanda\fR
tape, but label does not match
\fBlabelstr\fR
for this configuration so it is probably part of a different
-\fBAmanda\fR
-configuration.
-.TP
-reading label \fBlabel\fR, tape is active
+\fIAmanda\fR
+configuration\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+reading label \fIlabel\fR, tape is active
+.RS 4
Tape
-\fBlabel\fR
+\fIlabel\fR
appears to already be part of this
-\fBAmanda\fR
-configuration and active, i.e. has valid data on it.
-.TP
-no label found, are you sure \fBtape\fR is non-rewinding?
+\fIAmanda\fR
+configuration and active, i\&.e\&. has valid data on it\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+no label found, are you sure \fItape\fR is non\-rewinding?
+.RS 4
While checking that the label was written correctly,
\fBamlabel\fR
-got an error that might be caused by mis-configuring
-\fBAmanda\fR
-with a rewinding tape device name instead of a non-rewinding device name for
-\fBtape.\fR
-.SH "AUTHOR"
-.PP
-James da Silva,
-<jds@amanda.org>: Original text
-.PP
-Stefan G. Weichinger,
-<sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
-\fBAmanda\fR-documentation: XML-conversion
+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
+.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-\fBamanda\fR(8)\fBamdump\fR(8)\fBamflush\fR(8)
-
+\fBamanda\fR(8),
+\fBamdump\fR(8),
+\fBamflush\fR(8),
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com
+.SH "AUTHORS"
+.PP
+\fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&>
+.PP
+\fBStefan G\&. Weichinger\fR <\&sgw@amanda\&.org\&>
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