FILE2TAP(1) Retro Project Manual FILE2TAP(1) NNAAMMEE file2tap - create a tap format tape container from individual files SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ffiillee22ttaapp --cc _T_N_A_M --bb _n _F_L_I_S_T... ffiillee22ttaapp --aa _T_N_A_M --bb _n _F_L_I_S_T... DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN Creates (--cc) a new or appends (--aa) to an existing tap format tape con- tainer file NAM and adds files. The tape record size is specified with a --bb option followed by the record size in units 512 bytes. Each tape file is built from a comma-separated list of disk files _F_L_I_S_T, which are concatenated and written with a record size given by the last --bb option. ffiillee22ttaapp writes to _s_t_d_o_u_t a one-line message for each created file which gives the file number, number of records, the record size in bytes, and the names of the disk files used to build the tape file. OOPPTTIIOONNSS --cc _T_N_A_M create a new tap format tape container with the name _T_N_A_M. --aa _T_N_A_M append to the existing tap format tape container _T_N_A_M. --bb _n gives the record size, in units of 512 bytes, for the following files. EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS ffiillee22ttaapp --cc ttaappee..ttaapp --bb 2200 ppaattcchh..ttaarr converts the ttaarr(1) archive file _p_a_t_c_h_._t_a_r into a tape container file _t_a_p_e_._t_a_p. The record size is 20*512 or 10240 bytes, the stan- dard block size of Unix V7 format tar archives. ffiillee22ttaapp --cc ttaappee..ttaapp --bb 11 bb00,,bb11,,bb22 --bb 22 ff11 ff22 --bb 2200 ff33 ff44 ff55 creates a tape container file _t_a_p_e_._t_a_p with six tape files. The first has a record length of 512 bytes and is composed of the con- catenation of the disk files _b_0, _b_1, and _b_2. The second and third tape file have a record length of 1024 bytes and are created from _f_1 and _f_2, respectively. The remaining three files have a record length of 10240 bytes. SSEEEE AALLSSOO ttaapp22ffiillee(1) AAUUTTHHOORR Walter F.J. Mueller Retro Project 2015-06-03 FILE2TAP(1)