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authorIgor Pashev <pashev.igor@gmail.com>2012-06-24 22:28:35 +0000
committerIgor Pashev <pashev.igor@gmail.com>2012-06-24 22:28:35 +0000
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+.fp 5 CW
+.de Af
+.ds ;G \\*(;G\\f\\$1\\$3\\f\\$2
+.if !\\$4 .Af \\$2 \\$1 "\\$4" "\\$5" "\\$6" "\\$7" "\\$8" "\\$9"
+..
+.de aF
+.ie \\$3 .ft \\$1
+.el \{\
+.ds ;G \&
+.nr ;G \\n(.f
+.Af "\\$1" "\\$2" "\\$3" "\\$4" "\\$5" "\\$6" "\\$7" "\\$8" "\\$9"
+\\*(;G
+.ft \\n(;G \}
+..
+.de L
+.aF 5 \\n(.f "\\$1" "\\$2" "\\$3" "\\$4" "\\$5" "\\$6" "\\$7"
+..
+.de LR
+.aF 5 1 "\\$1" "\\$2" "\\$3" "\\$4" "\\$5" "\\$6" "\\$7"
+..
+.de RL
+.aF 1 5 "\\$1" "\\$2" "\\$3" "\\$4" "\\$5" "\\$6" "\\$7"
+..
+.de EX \" start example
+.ta 1i 2i 3i 4i 5i 6i
+.PP
+.RS
+.PD 0
+.ft 5
+.nf
+..
+.de EE \" end example
+.fi
+.ft
+.PD
+.RE
+.PP
+..
+.TH STRTAPE 3
+.SH NAME
+strtape \- convert string to tape device pathname
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.L "char* strtape(char* s, char** e)"
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I strtape
+converts the generic tape device specification in the nul-terminated string
+.I s
+to a local tape device pathname.
+A pointer to the device pathname is returned.
+If
+.I e
+not 0 then
+.I *e
+is set to point to the first unrecognized character in
+.IR s .
+.PP
+A tape device specification is composed of
+.IR unit-density-rewind .
+All are optional.
+.I unit
+is a unit number in the range
+.BR [0-7] .
+The default unit is
+.BR 1 .
+Density may be one of:
+.TP 3
+.B l
+for low;
+.TP 3
+.B m
+for medium, and
+.TP
+.B h
+for high.
+.PP
+The default is
+.BR m .
+.I rewind
+is
+.B n
+for no-rewind on device close.
+The default is to rewind on device close.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+pax(1), tar(1)
+.SH CAVEATS
+The return value points to a static area that is overwritten on each call.