NAME

tapefs − mount archival file systems

SYNOPSIS

­fs/32vfs [ ­−m ­mountpoint ] [ ­−p ­passwd ] [ ­−g ­group ] ­file
­fs/cpiofs
­fs/tarfs
­fs/tpfs
­fs/v6fs

DESCRIPTION

These commands interpret data from traditional tape or file system formats stored in file, and mount their contents (read-only) into a Plan 9 file system. The optional ­−p and ­−g flags specify Unix-format password (respectively group) files that give the mapping between the numeric user- and group-ID numbers on the media and the strings reported by Plan 9 status inquiries.  The ­−m flag introduces the name at which the new file system should be attached. 

­32vfs interprets raw disk dumps of 32V systems, which are ca. 1978 research Unix systems for the VAX, and also pre-FFS Berkeley VAX systems. 

­Cpiofs interprets ­cpio tape images (constructed with ­c flag). 

­Tarfs interprets ­tar tape images. 

­Tpfs interprets ­tp tapes from the Fifth through Seventh Edition research Unix systems. 

­V6fs interprets disk images from the Fifth and Sixth edition research Unix systems. 

These commands are constructed in a highly stereotyped way using the files ­fs.c and ­util.c in their source directory, which in turn derive substantially from ramfs(4).

SEE ALSO

Section 5 passim, ramfs(4).

Plan 9  —  January 03, 1993