to_flop(1) — CLIX 3.1r7.6.28



  to_flop(1)                          CLIX                          to_flop(1)



  NAME

    to_flop, fr_flop - Runs continuous floppy disk filters

  SYNOPSIS

    to_flop [-l] [-b blocks] [-n num] [-f name] [-d device]

    fr_flop [-l] [-b blocks] [-n num] [-f name] [-d device]

  FLAGS

    -l          Indicate that the floppy has low density and contains only 720
                blocks (1440 on a 31/2-inch disk) (The default is high density
                containing 2400 (2880) blocks.)

    -b blocks   Specify the total number of 512-byte blocks on the floppy.
                This flag is used when the floppy does not contain the
                standard 720 (1440) or 2400 (2880) blocks.

    -n num      Specify the starting number for subsequent floppy prompting.
                This is used only when generating the prompt message.

    -f name     Specify the floppy set name for subsequent floppy prompting.
                This is used only when the prompt message is generated.

    -d device   Specify that device will be used as the input or output
                device.  If this flag is not specified, /dev/rdsk/fl is used.

  DESCRIPTION

    The to_flop command copies data from stdin to a floppy disk device,
    prompting the user to insert sequential floppy disks as needed.  Data is
    output in 512-byte blocks until the specified number of blocks is written
    to the floppy disk.

    The fr_flop command reads data from a floppy disk device and outputs to
    stdout, prompting the user to insert sequential floppy disks as needed.

    The -d and -b flags allow the utility to be used with devices other than
    floppy disks if the device capacity is known.

  EXAMPLES

    1.  To make a multiple floppy disk cpio archive of the /usr file system:

        find /usr -print | cpio -o | to_flop


    2.  To retrieve the cpio archive located on the floppy disk set made from
        the above to_flop example, use the following command line:



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  to_flop(1)                          CLIX                          to_flop(1)



        fr_flop | cpio -ivmud


  FILES

    /dev/rdsk/fl
           Default floppy device

  CAUTIONS

    Label the floppy disks created by to_flop with sequence numbers.  No
    indication of the sequence number is written to the floppy disks.

  EXIT VALUES

    The to_flop and fr_flop commands exit with a value of 0 if they succeed
    and a value of 1 if they fail.





































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