.\" Title: amlabel
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-.TH "AMLABEL" "8" "02/07/2007" "" ""
+.TH "AMLABEL" "8" "05/14/2008" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
-amlabel \- label an Amanda tape
+amlabel - label an Amanda tape
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 8
\fBamlabel\fR [\-f] \fIconfig\fR \fIlabel\fR [slot\ \fIslot\fR] [\-o\ \fIconfigoption\fR]...
.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
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 OVERWRITE\fR" section in
-\fBamanda\fR(8).
+See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in
+\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:
+option in /usr/local/etc/amanda/daily/amanda\.conf:
.sp
.RS 4
.nf
.RE
.SH "MESSAGES"
.PP
-label \fIlabel\fR doesn't match labelstr \fIstr\fR
+label \fIlabel\fR doesn\'t match labelstr \fIstr\fR
.RS 4
Label
\fIlabel\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
+<jds@amanda\.org>: Original text
.PP
-Stefan G. Weichinger,
-<sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
+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)
+\fBamanda\fR(8),
+\fBamdump\fR(8),
+\fBamflush\fR(8),
+\fI\%http://wiki.zmanda.com\fR