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Device selection and switching

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-f [hostname:]file

--file=[hostname:]file

Use archive file or device file on hostname.

FIXME: xref Device

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--force-local

Archive file is local even if it contains a colon.

FIXME: xref Device

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--rsh-command=command

Use remote command instead of rsh.

FIXME: xref Device

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-[0-7][lmh]

Specify drive and density.

FIXME: xref Device

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-M

--multi-volume

Create/list/extract multi-volume archive.

FIXME: xref Multi

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-L num

--tape-length=num

Change tape after writing num x 1024 bytes.

FIXME: xref Multi

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-F file

--info-script=file

--new-volume-script=file

Execute `file' at end of each tape. This implies `--multi-volume' (`-M')).

FIXME: xref Multi

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