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diff --git a/sbin/i386/ft/ft.8 b/sbin/i386/ft/ft.8 index 18449de..986bb92 100644 --- a/sbin/i386/ft/ft.8 +++ b/sbin/i386/ft/ft.8 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. .\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software -.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" must display the following acknowledgment: .\" This product includes software developed by the University of .\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. .\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)ft.8 +.\" $Id$ .\" .Dd February 7, 1994 .Dt FT 8 @@ -40,15 +41,30 @@ .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm ft .Op Fl f Ar tape +.Op Fl r .Op Ar description .Sh DESCRIPTION The -.Nm ft +.Nm command allows multi-volume dump, extract, and view of tape labels, for any pre-formatted QIC-40/80 tapes. It is totally system dependent, and has nothing to do with the QIC standards. .Pp -.Nm ft +The following options are available: +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Fl f Ar tape +Read or write the specified +.Ar tape +(default is +.Pa /dev/rft0 +unless the environment variable +.Ev TAPE +is set). +.It Fl r +Do retension tape. +.El +.Pp +.Nm Ft is used primarily as a filter for tape i/o. For example, to save and compress the .Pa /usr |
