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39 .Nd remote magtape protocol module
44 is a program used by the remote dump and restore programs
45 in manipulating a magnetic tape drive through an interprocess
46 communication connection.
48 is normally started up with an
56 program accepts requests specific to the manipulation of
57 magnetic tapes, performs the commands, then responds with
58 a status indication. All responses are in
62 Successful commands have responses of:
63 .Bd -filled -offset indent
65 .Sy A Ar number No \en
72 representation of a decimal number.
73 Unsuccessful commands are responded to with:
74 .Bd -filled -offset indent
76 .Xo Sy E Ar error-number
77 .No \en Ar error-message
84 is one of the possible error
89 is the corresponding error string as printed
92 The protocol is comprised of the
93 following commands, which are sent as indicated - no spaces are supplied
94 between the command and its arguments, or between its arguments, and
96 indicates that a newline should be supplied:
99 .It Xo Sy \&O Ar device
100 .No \en Ar mode No \en
107 is a full pathname and
111 representation of a decimal
112 number suitable for passing to
114 If a device had already been opened, it is
115 closed before a new open is performed.
116 .It Xo Sy C Ar device No \en
118 Close the currently open device. The
120 specified is ignored.
128 operation using the specified parameters.
129 The response value is that returned from the
133 .It Sy W Ar count No \en
135 Write data onto the open device.
139 bytes from the connection, aborting if
140 a premature end-of-file is encountered.
141 The response value is that returned from
146 .It Sy R Ar count No \en
150 bytes of data from the open device.
153 exceeds the size of the data buffer (10 kilobytes), it is
154 truncated to the data buffer size.
156 then performs the requested
160 .Sy A Ar count-read No \en
163 successful; otherwise an error in the
164 standard format is returned. If the read
165 was successful, the data read is then sent.
167 .It Xo Sy I Ar operation
168 .No \en Ar count No \en
174 command using the specified parameters.
175 The parameters are interpreted as the
177 representations of the decimal values
182 fields of the structure used in the
184 call. The return value is the
186 parameter when the operation is successful.
189 Return the status of the open device, as
193 call. If the operation was successful,
194 an ``ack'' is sent with the size of the
195 status buffer, then the status buffer is
200 Any other command causes
204 All responses are of the form described above.
212 People should be discouraged from using this for a remote
213 file access protocol.
217 backup suit was ported to Linux's Second Extended File System
218 by Remy Card <card@Linux.EU.Org>. He maintained the initial versions
219 of dump (up and including 0.4b4, released in january 1997).
221 Starting with 0.4b5, the new maintainer is Stelian Pop
227 backup suit is available from
229 http://dump.sourceforge.net