Copyright © 25 June 2000 Claus-Justus Heine
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This file documents the programs contained in the ftape-tools package for use with the ftape floppy tape driver for Linux.
This document applies to version 1.09 of the ftape-tools package.
Copying | Your rights and freedoms. |
Introduction | General information and requirements. |
Installation | Configure, compile and install package. |
Ftape-tool | The `tcl/tk ' Interface. |
Ftformat | Formatting floppy tape cartridges. |
Ftmt | The ftape mt program. |
Listtape | Perl script to list the tape contents. |
Swapout | The memory de-fragmentation program. |
Vtblc | The ftape volume table manipulator. |
Contrib | Various hacks and tricks. |
Concept Index | Index of concepts. |
Function Index | Index of library functions. |
--- The Detailed Node Listing --- | |
Introduction | |
Overview | What it is. |
Requirements | What is needed to use it. |
How to configure, compile and install the ftape-tools package. | |
Configuration | Special options for the configure script |
Building | Building and installing the programs |
Testing | Testing the programs |
Special options for the configure script.
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Testing options | Running destructive tests |
Documentation formatting | Modifying the outlook of the documentation |
NLS support | Native language support |
Ftape-tool | |
Ftape-Tool Overview | What it is. |
Invoking Ftape-Tool | How to run it. |
Testing Ftape-Tool | Are there any tests? No! |
Ftformat | |
Ftformat Overview | What it is. |
Invoking Ftformat | How to format cartridges. |
Ftformat Problems | Known problems. |
Testing Ftformat | Are there any tests available? No! |
Invoking Ftformat | |
Ftformat Synopsis | All options in 15 lines ... |
Ftformat Options | List of options with explanations. |
Ftformat Examples | Some common cases. |
Ftmt | |
Ftmt Overview | What it is. |
Invoking Ftmt | How to run ftmt. |
Testing Ftmt | Destructive test-runs. |
Invoking Ftmt | |
Synopsis | Brief summary of options. |
Options | List of options with explanations. |
Examples | Pointer to examples. |
Listtape | |
Listtape Overview | What it is. |
Invoking Listtape | How to run listtape. |
Testing Listtape | Are there any tests? No! |
Invoking Listtape | |
Listtape Synopsis | All options in two lines. |
Listtape Options | List of options with explanations. |
Listtape Examples | A simple example. |
Swapout | |
Swapout Overview | What it is. |
Invoking Swapout | How to run the program. |
Testing Swapout | Available DejaGnu tests. |
Invoking swapout | |
Swapout Synopsis | All options in a single line. |
Swapout Options | List of options with explanations. |
Swapout Examples | A simple example. |
Vtblc | |
Vtblc Overview | What it is. |
Invoking Vtblc | How to run vtblc. |
Testing Vtblc | Destructive test-runs. |
Libftvt | Volume table manipulation library. |
Invoking Vtblc | |
Vtblc Synopsis | All options in 8 lines. |
Vtblc Options | List of options with explanations. |
Vtblc Examples | Some simple examples. |
Libftvt -- the volume table manipulation library | |
Libvtblc compatibility | Guess what it is. |
API | The application program interface. |
The API of libvtblc | |
Option Settings | Controlling the behaviour of the library. |
Tape I/O | Accessing the tape drive. |
Printing and Parsing | Printing the volume table and parsing of input. |
Modifying Entries | Creating new entries and modifying fields. |
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