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.TH "AMRMTAPE" 8 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
amrmtape \- remove a tape from the AMANDA database
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.hy 0
.HP 9
\fBamrmtape\fR [\-n] [\-v] [\-q] [\-d] \fIconfig\fR \fIlabel\fR
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.hy

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
\fBAmrmtape\fR invalidates the contents of an existing backup tape in the configuration database\&. This is meant as a recovery mechanism when a good backup is damaged either by faulty hardware or user error, e\&.g\&. the tape is eaten by the drive or is overwritten\&.

.PP
See the \fBamanda\fR(8) man page for more details about \fBAMANDA\fR\&.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.TP
\fB\-n\fR
Generate new \fBtapelist\fR and database files with \fBlabel\fR removed, but leave them in \fI/tmp\fR and do not update the original copies\&.

.TP
\fB\-v\fR
List backups of hosts and disks that are being discarded\&. Enabled by default\&.

.TP
\fB\-q\fR
Opposite of \fB\-v\fR\&.

.TP
\fB\-d\fR
Run in debugging mode so all executed commands are shown\&.

.SH "EXAMPLE"

.PP
Remove tape labeled \fBDAILY034\fR from the \fBDailySet1\fR configuration\&.
.nf

# amrmtape DailySet1 DAILY034
.fi

.SH "AUTHOR"

.PP
Adrian T\&. Filipi\-Martin <atf3r@cs\&.virginia\&.edu>: Original text

.PP
Stefan G\&. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda\&.org>, maintainer of the \fBAMANDA\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP
\fBamadmin\fR(8), \fBamanda\fR(8)