Last updated: 23-Apr-92

PD6:<UNIX-C.TAPES>
    Programs to manipulate magnetic tapes.  This includes reading foreign
    formats, handling archive tapes, and handling backup and restore tasks.

    ABCD.TAR-Z
	Automatic Backup Copy Daemon.  Copies files using cp or rcp to a
	backup file system.
	Contributor: Rich Burridge <richb@sunaus.sun.oz>
    AFIO.TAR-Z
	A "cpio" replacement which claims to be faster and able to deal
	with corrupted input.
	Contributor: Mark Brukhartz <mdb@laidbak.uucp>
    ANSITAPE.TAR-Z
	A program to read and write ANSI standard labeled tapes.  Has
	billions and billions of options.  Includes switches to easily
	read and write tapes for VMS, RSTS, RSX-11.
	Contributor: Dave Curry <davy@erg.sri.com>
    ARCH.TAR-Z
	A set of programs to let users archive and unarchive files to tape
	in a batch-like environment.  Runs under 4.xBSD, System V, Xenix.
	Contributor: Al Gaspar <garpar@almsa-1.arpa>
    BACKUP.TAR-Z
	A program to handle running backups.  It reads a configuration
	file to see what needs to be dumped, and then runs dump(8) to
	do it.  Handles multiple tapes, multiple dumps on one tape,
	labeling tapes to be sure the right tape is used, and multiple
	sets of dump tapes.  Understands how to use remote tape drives.
	It currently runs on 4.3BSD, Gould UTX/2.0, and SunOS 3.4.  It
	would take a LOT of work to make it run under System V unless
	your System V has Berkeley pseudo-ttys.
	Contributor: Dave Curry <davy@erg.sri.com>
    BACKUPS.TAR-Z
	Another backup utility, also for Berkeley UNIX.  This program also
	tries to "quietize" the file system before dumping it.
	Contributor: Scooter Morris <scooter@genie.gene.com>
    BRU.TAR-Z
	Backup and restore utility.  Handles full and incremental dumps.
	Contributor: Arnold Robbins <arnold@gatech.csnet>
    CMSTAPE.TAR-Z
	A program to read and write IBM CMS "tapedump" tapes on UNIX.
	Contributor: Alan Croswell <alan@columbia.edu>
    COPYTAPE.TAR-Z
	Program to duplicate non-structured magnetic tapes on systems with
	only one tape drive.
	Contributor: David S. Hayes <merlin@hqda-ai.uucp>
    CPIO.C
	Public domain program to read "cpio" format tapes.
	Contributor: Dan Kary <nckary@ndsuvax.uucp>
    CPIO.TAR-Z
	Bare-bones programs to read "cpio" format tapes.
	Contributor: Roy Smith <roy@phri.uucp>
    DBUF-BSD.TAR-Z
	Double-buffered tape copying program for 4.2BSD.
	Contributor: Don Speck <speck@vlsi.caltech.edu>
    DDD.TAR-Z
	A "double speed" version of "dd".  A subset of the UNIX "dd" program
	with much greater throughput.
	Contributor: Tapani Lindgren <nispa@cs.hut.fi>
    EXABYTE-TOC.TAR-Z
	A program which allows you to write a table of contents onto the
	front of an Exabyte tape, read it back later, and update it without
	disturbing the other contents of the tape.
	Contributor: Matt Landau <mlandau@diamond.bbn.com>
    FIXCPIO.TAR-Z
	A program to repair damaged "cpio -c" archives.
	Contributor: Dave Brower <daveb@rtech.uucp>
    FIXTAR.TAR-Z
	A program to remove the leading '/' from path names on a tar tape
	when some idiot sends you one with absolute paths in it.
	Contributor: Steve Hayman <sahayman@watmath.uucp>
    MAGTAPE.TAR-Z
	A program to read and write ANSI labeled tapes, copy tapes even with
	only one tape drive, read Cyber NOS format tapes and other useful
	things.  It has been run on V7 and 4.xBSD.
	Contributor: Dick Grune <dick@tjalk.uucp>
    MAKEDDTAPE.TAR-Z
	A program which reads a tape and produces a shell script to read
	the tape in with "dd".  Handles changing record lengths, block
	sizes, and so on.  Useful for reading unlabeled tapes.
	Contributor: Dave Curry <davy@erg.sri.com>
    MDUMP.TAR-Z
	Another program for doing full and incremental dumps.  This one
	works on local and remote tape drives.
	Contributor: Paul Pomes <paul@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu>
    MULTIVOL.TAR-Z
	Multi-volume tape utility.  Splits its input across multiple tapes.
	Works on both 4.xBSD and System V.
	Contributor: Tony O'Hagan <tony@uqcspe.uucp>
    PAX.TAR-Z
	Reads and writes "tar" and "cpio" formats, both traditional and
	IEEE 1003.1 (POSIX) extended.  Handles multi-volume archives and
	automatically determines format while reading.  Has "tar", "cpio",
	and "pax" interfaces.  "pax" interface is based on IEEE 1003.2
	Draft 7.  Version 1.1.
	Contributor: Mark Colburn <mark@jhereg.mn.org>
    PDTAR.TAR-Z
	A public domain "tar" replacement.  Writes P1003 (POSIX) standard
	tapes by default, and can read and write both old and new formats.
	It can also read compressed tar files without uncompressing them
	first (see PD6:<UNIX-C.FILE-MGMT>COMPRESS.TAR), and supports
	accessing remote tape drives through the network.
	Contributor: John Gilmore <gnu@hoptoad.uucp>
    READ20.TAR-Z
	A program to read TOPS-20 "DUMPER" tapes on UNIX.
	Contributor: Jay Lepreau <lepreau@cs.utah.edu>
    REMOTE-MAGTAPE.TAR-Z
	Library routines to handle reading tapes from remote tape drives
	through the network for 4.2BSD UNIX.  Also includes diffs to "tar"
	and "dd" to let them work remotely.
	Contributor: Arnold Robbins <arnold@gatech.csnet>
    TAPETEST.TAR-Z
	A program to test magnetic tapes by writing a test pattern and then
	reading it back.  Runs under V7, 2.8BSD.
	Contributor: John Woods <jfw@xx.lcs.mit.edu>
    TAR-AIDS.TAR-Z
	Tools to read damaged "tar" format tapes.
	Contributor: Henry Spencer <henry@utzoo.uucp>
    VMS-BACKUP.TAR-Z
	A program to read VMS BACKUP tapes.  Can access remote tape drives
	through the network.
	Contributor: Sven-Ove Westberg <sow@luthcad.uucp>
    WHICHTAPE.TAR-Z
	Programs to maintain a simple database of what backup tape a given
	file is stored on.  For Berkeley "dump" and "restore".
	Contributor: Clyde Hoover <clyde@ut-emx.uucp>