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

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/bin/gentapes [ -wv ] [ hostname:]product-code special

FLAGS
  -w		 Specifies that gentapes writes to the tape, but does not
		 verify it.

  -v		 Specifies that gentapes verifies the tape without writing it
		 first.

  If neither flag appears on the command line, the utility writes and then
  verifies the files in the kit descriptor.

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 then 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.

  The optional hostname: argument is the name of a remote TCP/IP network
  machine that contains the kitcap file.  The utility searches /etc/kitcap on
  the remote machine for the kit identifier and uses it for creating 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

  The product-code is a user defined code.  It can be any set of numbers or
  letters, and is usually formed in a way to have some meaning as to the
  product that it describes.  For example, if the product's name is MYP and
  its version is 1, a proper product-code for that product might be MYP010.

  The special argument indicates that the device is a special device such as
  /dev/nrmt0l.	The actual partition that the utility writes the files on is
  defined in the kitcap description for the product-code that is being used.
  Therefore, it makes no difference what partition is appended to the special
  device file used on the command line.

FILES
  /dev/nrmt?l	 Device special files

  /etc/kitcap	 Kit descriptor database

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands:  gentapes(1), sum(1)

  Files:  kitcap(4)

  Documents:  Guide to Preparing Product Kits