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tcopy is the way I used on my environment and so far I have no problem on those tcopy copies and manage to tcopy a bootable mksysb tape as well.
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backup_apropos
BACKUP_APROPOS(8) AFS Command Reference BACKUP_APROPOS(8)
NAME
backup_apropos - Displays each help entry containing a keyword string
SYNOPSIS
backup apropos -topic <help string> [-help]
backup ap -t <help string> [-h]
DESCRIPTION
The backup apropos command displays the first line of the online help entry for any backup command that has in its name or short
description the string specified by the -topic argument.
To display the syntax for a command, use the backup help command.
OPTIONS
-topic <help string>
Specifies the keyword string to match, in lowercase letters only. If the string is more than a single word, surround it with double
quotes (" ") or other delimiters.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.
OUTPUT
The first line of a command's online help entry names it and briefly describes its function. This command displays the first line for any
backup command where the string specified with the -topic argument is part of the command name or first line.
EXAMPLES
The following example lists all backup commands that include the word "tape" in their names or short descriptions:
% backup apropos tape
labeltape: label a tape
readlabel: read the label on tape
scantape: dump information recovery from tape
status: get tape coordinator status
PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
None
SEE ALSO
backup(8), backup_help(8)
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