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1 DUMPER
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! DUMPER.HLP -- Created by RUNOFF $$Date $$Time
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This program reads magtapes written by the DEC-10 BACKUP
program or by the DEC-20 DUMPER program.  It allows the
user to select a subset of the files on the tape and to copy
them into selected directories.  This program is still under
development.  Please report all errors with the MAIL program
to SYSTEM.
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Usage:
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$ MOUNT MTA0:/FOR###! To mount your magtape
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$ R KCL:DUMPER######! To run the program, type HELP for help.
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2 BASIC-COMMANDS
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The following list of commands are used in DUMPER:
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USE tape-name
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To select the tape drive (eg MTA0:)
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RESTORE vaxdir=files
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To indicate which files to copy from the tape and the VAX directory
to copy them to.  An asterisk may be used for a wild-card in the file
specification.  For DEC-10 PPN's, an underscore (__) is used in place
of the first comma.  (EG. [MYDIR]=[11__11]TEXT.DAT or []=[11__11,SUB]*.*)
This can be repeated up to 200 times.  For interchange mode tapes, use
[*] as the directory name since no directory name is saved for the files.
For DEC-20 filenames using a minus sign (-), use underscore instead.
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WHAT
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To list the RESTORE commands selected
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RESET
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To reset the list of RESTORE commands.
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GO n
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This command starts the processing of the tape.  The number 'n'
is optional and designates the number of save sets to process.
The program will stop automatically at the logical end of tape,
or for any I/O errors.
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EXIT, STOP, or QUIT
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To stop the program.
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2 TAPE-COMMANDS
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REWIND
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This command will rewind the tape selected by the USE command.
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EOT
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This command will move the tape to the 'End of Tape' position.
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SKIP n
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This command will move the tape over 'n' save sets.  If 'n' is
zero, it will move to the beginning of the current save set.  If
'n' is negative, it will move towards the beginning of the tape.
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2 MODE-COMMANDS
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LIST
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To make a directory listing while processing the tape, enter this
command and then specify the file to receive the listing.  If no
filename is specified, the directory listing file is not created.
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FILES
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This command will cause the files being created to be printed on
the user's terminal.
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SILENT
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This command will stop printing the names of files created on the
user's terminal.
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ASCII
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To do the processing for converting 7-bit ASCII data into VAX
8-bit ASCII data.  Currently, the record size is always 64.
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BINARY
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To do the processing for converting 36-bit data into 5 8-bit
bytes of BINARY data.  The least signifigant byte is first and
the most signifigant 4 bits of the 5th byte are zero.  The
record size is 640 (1 DEC-10 disk block).
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2 Features
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There are some 'features' which have not been fixed completely.
These include:
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#1.  Handling text files.  Currently it is necessary to use the
TECO text editor to convert the output of DUMPER into a form
that other programs will accept.  The command:
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$ TECO xxx.dat
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*EX$$
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will perform the conversion.
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#2.  Output record mode setting is available but is not currently
in a useful form.  The record mode selected (NONE, CR, or FORTRAN)
is set in the output file, but the record size is still 64 for
ASCII files, and 640 for BINARY files.