packcat - list, restore, or physically remove pass catalog records marked as deleted

packcat - List, restore, or physically remove pass catalog records marked as deleted

SYNOPSIS

packcat  [ parameter=value ...  ] 

Parameters are:operation, label, pass_number, printout.

DESCRIPTION

delcat does not physically remove records from the file $PASSDIR/passcat. Rather, delcat only marks records as deleted.

packcat supports three operations relative to pass catalog records marked as deleted: list, restore, pack.

If operation=list, packcat simply lists marked records in the same order as they appear in the catalog.

If operation=restore, the user must specify a tape label and pass numbers in order to identify which marked records to restore to un-deleted status.

And finally, if operation=pack, packcat physically removes marked records from the pass catalog.

packcat operates in place. When restoring deleted records or physically removing them from the pass catalog, packcat should not be interrupted. Users are encouraged to backup their pass catalogs prior to packing.

PARAMETERS

operation: Action to be taken, either list, restore, or pack. The default is list.

label: If operation=restore, the tape label of the records to restore. There is no default.

pass_number: If operation=restore, the tape pass numbers of the records to restore. There is no default.

printout: If operation=list, indicates whether or not the listing is to be directed to the printer. Choices are yes and no. The default is no.

FILES

passcat

NOTES

When listing records marked as deleted, packcat does not sort them. Records are reported in exactly the same order as they appear in the pass catalog.

Last Update: $Date: 1999/05/10 20:45:38 $