ldumpf: List the permanent files on a Cyber DUMPF tape

Package: mtlocal

Usage

ldumpf dumpf_file file_list

Parameters

dumpf_file: The DUMPF data source, i.e., the name of a magtape device or a DUMPF format disk file. If reading from tape, the files to be listed are specified by the file_list parameter.

file_list: A string listing the DUMPF files to be listed from dumpf_file.

Description

Cyber permanent files stored on DUMPF tapes are listed. The permanent file name, cycle number, owner id, dates of last attach, last alteration and the creation date are printed. Task ldumpf lists the contents of a DUMPF tape; to convert IPPS rasters stored on DUMPF tapes to IRAF images, use task rdumpf.

Examples

List all permanent files on a DUMPF tape:

cl> ldumpf mta 1-999

List information for the 4th permanent file on the tape:

cl> ldumpf mta 4

Bugs

The Cyber format readers, including task ldumpf, have not been implemented on SUN/IRAF and AOS/IRAF.

The current version of IRAF magtape I/O does not read beyond the first volume of a multivolume tape.