1 03/01/85  tape_out
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 3 Syntax as a command:  tape_out path {-control_args}
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 6 Function: transfers files from the storage system to magnetic tape.
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 9 Arguments:
10 path
11    is the pathname of the control file that governs the file
12    transfer.  If pathname does not end with the .tcl suffix, it
13    is assumed.
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16 Control arguments:
17 -check, -ck
18    specifies that only semantic checking be done on the TCL control
19    file.  NO tapes are mounted if this option is specified.
20 -force, -fc
21    specifies that the expiration date of a tape file to be
22    overwritten is to be ignored.  This control argument extends
23    unconditional permission to overwrite a tape file, regardless of
24    the file's "unexpired" status.  This unconditional permission
25    suppresses any query made by the I/O module to inquire about
26    tape file's expiration date.
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29 -ring
30    mounts volumes of the volume-set with write permit rings.
31 -severityN, -svN
32    causes the compiler's error messages with severity less
33    than N (where N is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4) not to be written into the
34    "error_output" I/O switch. The default value for N is 0.
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37 Notes on the tcl source file:
38 The control file that governs the file transfer is actually a
39 program, written by the user, in the Tape Control Language (TCL).
40 The contents of this control file describe the file transfer.  The
41 same control file can be used with both the tape_in and tape_out
42 commands.
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44 For additional information on the TCL, type help tcl.gi.