vmedia(1)                           CLIX                           vmedia(1)



  NAME

    vmedia, xvmedia - Runs visual interface to media management, storage, and
    retrieval

  SYNOPSIS

    vmedia [-C]

    xvmedia [-C]

  FLAGS

    -C   Starts the interface as a collapsed icon on the screen.  (To see the
         interface, click on the icon.)

  DESCRIPTION

    The vmedia and xvmedia commands provide visual interfaces to utilities
    that manage media, and store and retrieve data from media.  The commands
    allow users to manipulate media storage devices and the data going to and
    from those devices.  The vmedia command is available for Environ V-based
    window systems. Use the xvbrowse command for X Window-based window
    systems.

    The devices that can be managed by vmedia and xvmedia are floppy,
    microfloppy, tape, remote tape, disk, and remote disk.

    The following device manipulation capabilities are available:

    ⊕  Formatting floppies.

    ⊕  Copying floppies.

    ⊕  Allocating and deallocating remote tape.

    ⊕  Making a filesystem on a floppy.

    ⊕  Mounting/unmounting a floppy.

    The following data manipulation capabilities are available:

    ⊕  Store selected files and directories to one of the devices in cpio or
       tar format.

    ⊕  Restore selected files and directories from one of the devices if they
       are in cpio or tar format.

    ⊕  Set a specific time to do storing.

    ⊕  Set a periodic schedule to do storing.



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  vmedia(1)                           CLIX                           vmedia(1)



    ⊕  Lists of files and directories can be saved as jobs for easier
       selection at a later time.

    Help is available within vmedia, and is accessed by clicking on the help
    button with the mouse.

  EXAMPLES

    To start the interface, key in the following command:

    vmedia


  NOTES

    Because of graphics requirements, vmedia and xvmedia are available only on
    Intergraph graphic workstations.

    The FORMS_S product is required to run vmedia.

  EXIT VALUES

    The vmedia command exits with a value of 1 if the forms needed for the
    interface cannot be displayed.  Otherwise, vmedia exits with a value of 0.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:   tar(1), cpio(1), at(1)


























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