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gentapes(1)
NAME
  gentapes - Produces distribution magnetic tape media

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/bin/gentapes [-v	 | -w] [hostname:] product-code special

OPTIONS
  -v  Verifies the product media without writing it first.

  -w  Writes the product media without verification.

  The -v and -w options are mutually exclusive.	 If neither is used, the
  gentapes utility writes and verifies the files in the kit descriptor.

OPERANDS
  hostname:
      The optional hostname: argument is the name of a remote network machine
      that contains the kitcap file. The gentapes utility searches
      /etc/kitcap on the remote machine for the kit identifier (product-
      code[TK|MT]) and uses it to create the media. The colon (:) is a
      required delimiter for TCP/IP networks, and space is permitted between
      the colon and the product-code. For example, if the product code is
      ULT-4.2-V-BW, and the kitcap file to be used is on node mynode, the
      proper syntax for this option is: mynode:ULT-4.2-V-BW

  product-code
      The product-code is a user defined code. It can be any set of numbers
      or letters, and should have some relationship to the product that it
      describes. For example, if the product is MYPRODUCT Version 1.0, the
      product-code might be MYPRODUCT100.

  special
      The special argument indicates that the device is a special device such
      as /dev/ntape/tape0l.  Any partition appended to the special argument
      on the command line is ignored.

DESCRIPTION
  The gentapes utility is used to produce MT9 or TK50 magnetic tape media.
  The utility determines the appropriate media-code (TK or MT) based on the
  type of the tape drive special, appends that media-code to the product-
  code, and uses this combined kit identifier to search /etc/kitcap for the
  corresponding kit descriptor. The utility uses the information in the kit
  descriptor to copy files to the tape media mounted on tape drive special.
  When all files have been transferred, the tape is rewound and read. The sum
  command is run on each file, and the results are compared with the checksum
  given for that file in the kit image file. The gentapes utility can produce
  multivolume tape kits and multiproduct tape kits. See kitcap(4) for
  information on specifying these features.







RESTRICTIONS
  You must be superuser to run this program. If you use the optional hostname
  operand, you must be able to access files on the remote host as superuser.

  If you do not use the optional hostname operand, you can access the files
  used by gentapes only if you add the local hostname to the local /.rhosts
  file, as follows: hostname root.

  The -v and -w options are mutually exclusive.	 If neither is used, the
  gentapes utility writes and verifies the files in the kit descriptor.

FILES
  /dev/ntape/tape?l
      Device special files

  /etc/kitcap
      Kit descriptor database

SEE ALSO
  Commands:  gendisk(1), sum(1)

  Files:  kitcap(4)

  Guide to Preparing Product Kits

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