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- '\" $Header: /sprite/src/admin/dumpsize/RCS/dumpsize.man,v 1.1 90/12/17 18:46:35 kupfer Exp $ SPRITE (Berkeley)
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- .so \*(]ltmac.sprite
- .HS DUMPSIZE cmds
- .BS
- '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
- .SH NAME
- dumpsize \- Calculate size of dumps on a tape
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- \fBdumpsize\fR \fItapeNum\fR \fIdatesFile\fR
- .SH OPTIONS
- .IP "\fItapeNum\fR" 15
- The number of the tape in question.
- .IP "\fIdatesFile\fR" 15
- The path of the
- .B dumpdates
- file.
- .BE
-
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- .PP
- This script grovels over the
- .B dumpdates
- file and calculates how much space on the tape is taken by the dumps,
- file marks, etc. The tape number is the first argument. (Each dump
- tape has a number, which is written on the tape and its case.) The
- second argument is the path of the
- .B dumpdates
- file, usually
- .BR /sprite/admin/dump/dumpdates .
- .PP
- The output from the script gives how much space is taken for each
- day's dumps (including a guess at how much is needed for file marks)
- and the total space taken on the tape. This lets you guess how much
- space will be needed for another day's dumps and whether it will fit
- on the given tape. (Allow 2 gigabytes for an Exabyte cassette.)
-
- .SH KEYWORDS
- dump, tape, backup, restore
-