JOINPIPE(1)
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bert hubert <ahu@ds9a.nl>
v0.4, 5 May 2005

NAME
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joinpipe - joins volumes generated by splitpipe(1) to standard output

SYNOPSIS
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'joinpipe' 		[--debug, -d] [--help, -h] [--inspect, -i] [--no-prompt, -n] 
		      	[--verbose, -v] [--version] device1 file2 ...


DESCRIPTION
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joinpipe(1) joins volumes generated by splitpipe(1) to standard output.
In doing so, it checks the proper order of inserted volumes, if these
volumes all belong to the same backup session. Integrity of data
is verified using a running checksum, currently MD5.

Volumes are read from the devices or filenames specified on the command
line. When passing multiple names, the first volume is read from the first
name, the second volume from the second name etc. When there are more
volumes than names, remaining volumes are read in from the last name
specified.

EXAMPLES
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To backup /home to one or more DVDs:

 # tar czf - /home | splitpipe -s dvd  -o 'growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/dev/stdin'

To restore:

 # joinpipe /dev/dvd | tar xzf -

OPTIONS
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--debug, -d::
	Give large amounts of debugging output, possibly damaging
	performance

--help, -h::
	Print a helpful message

--inspect, -i::
	Inspect volume for details, do not in fact output it

--no-prompt, -n::
	Do not prompt the user to change volumes. Mostly useful when writing
	to files, but might also come in handy with automated disk changers.

--verbose, -v::
	Be verbose, but not overly so. 

--version::
	Print version information


AUTHOR
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Written by Netherlabs Computer Consulting BV, bert hubert, <ahu@ds9a.nl>

RESOURCES
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Website: http://ds9a.nl/splitpipe

SEE ALSO
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splitpipe(1), splitpipe(5)

COPYING
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Copyright (C) 2005 Netherlabs Computer Consulting BV. Free use of this
software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
version 2.

