+.\" Title: amtape
+.\" Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 01/22/2009
+.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
+.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1
+.\" Language: English
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+.TH "AMTAPE" "8" "01/22/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1" "System Administration Commands"
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-.TH AMTAPE 8
-.SH NAME
-amtape \- user interface to Amanda tape changer controls
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B amtape
-.I config
-.I command
-[
-.I command options
-]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Amtape
-performs tape changer control operations.
-It uses the underlying tape changer script defined by the
-.B tpchanger
-option for a particular Amanda
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+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
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+.SH "Name"
+amtape \- user interface to \fIAmanda\fR tape changer controls
+.SH "Synopsis"
+.fam C
+.HP \w'\fBamtape\fR\ 'u
+\fBamtape\fR \fIconfig\fR \fIcommand\fR [\fIcommand_options\fR...] [\fB\-o\ \fR\fIconfigoption\fR]...
+.fam
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+\fBAmtape\fR
+performs tape changer control operations\&. It uses the underlying tape changer script defined by the
+\fBtpchanger\fR
+option for a particular
+\fIAmanda\fR
configuration as specified by the
-.I config
-argument.
-.LP
+\fIconfig\fR
+argument\&.
+.PP
Tape changers maintain a notion of the
-.I current
+\fIcurrent\fR
and
-.I next
-slot for each configuration.
-These may or may not correspond to an actual physical state of the device,
-but do tend to minimize searching through the tape storage slots.
-If the desired tape is in the current slot,
-it is likely the next tape needed is in the next slot
-rather than at some random position in the storage slots.
-.LP
+\fInext\fR
+slot for each configuration\&. These may or may not correspond to an actual physical state of the device, but do tend to minimize searching through the tape storage slots\&. If the desired tape is in the current slot, it is likely the next tape needed is in the next slot rather than at some random position in the storage slots\&.
+.PP
See the
-.IR amanda (8)
-man page for more details about Amanda.
-.SH COMMANDS
-.TP
-.B reset
-Reset the tape changer to a known state.
-The
-.I current
+\fBamanda\fR(8)
+man page for more details about
+\fIAmanda\fR\&.
+.SH "COMMANDS"
+.PP
+\fBreset\fR
+.RS 4
+Reset the tape changer to a known state\&. The
+\fIcurrent\fR
slot is set to the
-.I first
-slot.
-Other device-specific side effects may occur.
-Some gravity stackers need to be reset to the top position by hand.
-This command notifies Amanda the stacker is back in that position.
-.TP
-.B eject
-If a tape is loaded in the drive, it is ejected and returned to the
-slot from which it was loaded.
-.TP
-.B clean
-If a cleaning tape is defined for the changer,
-it is used to clean the drive.
-.TP
-.B show
-Show the contents of all slots.
-This can be slow.
-.TP
-.CO label label
-Search for and load the Amanda tape with label
-.IR label .
-.TP
-.B taper
+\fIfirst\fR
+slot\&. Other device\-specific side effects may occur\&. Some gravity stackers need to be reset to the top position by hand\&. This command notifies
+\fIAmanda\fR
+the stacker is back in that position\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBeject\fR
+.RS 4
+If a tape is loaded in the drive, it is ejected and returned to the slot from which it was loaded\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBclean\fR
+.RS 4
+If a cleaning tape is defined for the changer, it is used to clean the drive\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBshow\fR
+.RS 4
+Show the contents of all slots\&. This can be slow\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBlabel\fR \fIlabel\fR
+.RS 4
+Search for and load the
+\fIAmanda\fR
+tape with label
+\fIlabel\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBtaper\fR
+.RS 4
Perform the
-.B taper
-scan algorithm.
-Load the next tape in the configuration's tape sequence,
-or a fresh tape with a suitable label.
-.TP
-.B device
+\fBtaper\fR
+scan algorithm\&. Load the next tape in the configuration\'s tape sequence, or a fresh tape with a suitable label\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBdevice\fR
+.RS 4
Display the name of the current tape device on
-.IR stdout .
-.TP
-.B current
-Display the current slot.
-.TP
-.B update
-Update the changer label database, if it has one,
-to match the tapes now available.
-.TP
-.CO slot slot
-Eject any tape in the drive and put it away,
-then load the tape from slot
-.I slot
+\fIstdout\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBcurrent\fR
+.RS 4
+Display the current slot\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBupdate\fR
+.RS 4
+Update the changer label database, if it has one, to match the tapes now available\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBslot\fR \fIslot\fR
+.RS 4
+Eject any tape in the drive and put it away, then load the tape from slot
+\fIslot\fR
and reset
-.IR current .
-.TP
-.B slot current
-Eject any tape in the drive and put it away,
-then load the tape from the current slot.
-.TP
-.B slot prev
-Eject any tape in the drive and put it away,
-then load the tape from the previous slot and reset
-.IR current .
-.TP
-.B slot next
-Eject any tape in the drive and put it away,
-then load the tape from the next slot and reset
-.IR current .
-.TP
-.B slot first
-Eject any tape in the drive and put it away,
-then load the tape from the first slot and reset
-.IR current .
-.TP
-.B slot last
-Eject any tape in the drive and put it away,
-then load the tape from the last slot and reset
-.IR current .
-.TP
-.B slot advance
-Eject any tape in the drive and put it away.
-Advance
-.I current
-to the next tape, but do not load it.
-.IP
-This is useful with non-gravity stackers to unload the last tape used
-and set up Amanda for the next run.
-If you just use
-.BR eject ,
-the current tape will be mounted again in the next run,
-where it will be rejected as being still in use,
-ejected and the next tape requested.
-Using
-.B slot next
+\fIcurrent\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBslot current\fR
+.RS 4
+Eject any tape in the drive and put it away, then load the tape from the current slot\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBslot next\fR
+.RS 4
+Eject any tape in the drive and put it away, then load the tape from the next slot and reset
+\fIcurrent\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBslot first\fR
+.RS 4
+Eject any tape in the drive and put it away, then load the tape from the first slot and reset
+\fIcurrent\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBslot advance\fR
+.RS 4
+Synonym for
+\fBslot next\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
+.RS 4
+See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in
+\fBamanda\fR(8)\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+This is useful with non\-gravity stackers to unload the last tape used and set up
+\fIAmanda\fR
+for the next run\&. If you just use
+\fBeject\fR, the current tape will be mounted again in the next run, where it will be rejected as being still in use, ejected and the next tape requested\&. Using
+\fBslot next\fR
followed by
-.B eject
-does an unnecessary mount.
-.LP
+\fBeject\fR
+does an unnecessary mount\&.
+.PP
Note: most changers optimize the
-.B slot
-commands to not eject the loaded tape if it is the one being requested.
-.SH AUTHOR
-James da Silva <jds@cs.umd.edu>
-.br
-University of Maryland, College Park
+\fBslot\fR
+commands to not eject the loaded tape if it is the one being requested\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-amanda(8)
+.PP
+\fBamanda\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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