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NNAAMMEE
       smbtar  -  shell script for backing up SMB shares directly
       to UNIX tape drive

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ssmmbbttaarr --ss _s_e_r_v_e_r [ --pp _p_a_s_s_w_o_r_d ] [ --xx _s_e_r_v_i_c_e ] [ --XX  ]	[
       --dd  _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y ] [ --uu _u_s_e_r ] [ --tt _t_a_p_e ] [ --bb _b_l_o_c_k_s_i_z_e ] [
       --NN _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e ] [ --ii ] [ --rr ] [ --ll _l_o_g _l_e_v_e_l ] [ --vv ]  _f_i_l_e_-
       _n_a_m_e_s_._._.

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       This program is an extension to the Samba suite.

       ssmmbbttaarr  is  a very small shell script on top of ssmmbbcclliieenntt,
       which dumps SMB shares directly to tape.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       --ss _s_e_r_v_e_r
	  The PC that the share resides upon.

       --xx _s_e_r_v_i_c_e
	  The share name  on  the  PC  to  connect  to.	 Default:
	  _b_a_c_k_u_p_.

       --XX
	  Exclude  mode. Exclude _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e_s_._._.  from tar create or
	  restore.

       --dd _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y
	  Change to initial _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y before restoring /  backing
	  up files.

       --vv
	  Verbose mode.

       --pp _p_a_s_s_w_o_r_d

	  The password to use to access a share. Default: none

       --uu _u_s_e_r
	  The user id to connect as. Default: UNIX login name.

       --tt _t_a_p_e
	  Tape	device.	 May  be  regular  file	 or  tape device.
	  Default: Tape environmental variable;	 if  not  set,	a
	  file called _t_a_r_._o_u_t.

       --bb _b_l_o_c_k_s_i_z_e
	  Blocking  factor.  Defaults  to  20.	See  ttaarr(1) for a
	  fuller explanation.

       --NN _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
	  Backup only files newer than filename.  Could	 be  used
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	  backups.

       --ii
	  Incremental mode; tar files are only backed up if  they
	  have	the  archive  bit  set.	 The archive bit is reset
	  after each file is read.

       --rr
	  Restore. Files are restored to the share from	 the  tar
	  file.

       --ll _l_o_g _l_e_v_e_l
	  Log  (debug)	level.	Corresponds  to	 --dd  flag of ssmmbb--
	  cclliieenntt(1).

EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT VVAARRIIAABBLLEESS
       The TAPE variable specifies the	default	 tape  device  to
       write to. May be overridden with the --tt option.

BBUUGGSS
       The  ssmmbbttaarr script has different options from ordinary tar
       and tar called from ssmmbbcclliieenntt.

CCAAVVEEAATTSS
       Sites that are more careful about security  may	not  like
       the  way	 the  script  handles  PC  passwords.  Backup and
       restore work on entire shares, should work on file  lists.
       smbtar  works best with GNU tar and may not work well with
       other versions.

VVEERRSSIIOONN
       This man page is correct for version 1.9.15p8 of the Samba
       suite.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       ssmmbbcclliieenntt(8), ssmmbb..ccoonnff(8)

DDIIAAGGNNOOSSTTIICCSS
       See diagnostics for ssmmbbcclliieenntt command.

CCRREEDDIITTSS
       The  original  Samba  software  and related utilities were
       created by Andrew Tridgell  (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au).
       Andrew  is also the Keeper of the Source for this project.

       Ricky Poulten (poultenr@logica.co.uk) wrote the tar exten-
       sion  and  this	man  page.  The ssmmbbttaarr script was heavily
       rewritten and improved  by  Martin  Kraemer  <Martin.Krae-
       mer@mch.sni.de>.	 Many  thanks  to  everyone who suggested
       extensions, improvements, bug fixes, etc.

       See ssmmbb..ccoonnff(5)	for  a	full  list  of	contributors  and
       details of how to submit bug reports, comments etc.




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