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@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@
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@set xref-remove-files @xref{Writing}
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@set pxref-remove-files @pxref{Writing}
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+@set op-rmt-command @kbd{rmt-command=@var{command}}
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@set op-rsh-command @kbd{rsh-command=@var{command}}
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@set op-same-order @kbd{--same-order} (@kbd{--preserve-order}, @kbd{-s})
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@@ -3206,6 +3207,11 @@ from the archive. @xref{Writing}.
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Directs @command{tar} to remove the source file from the file system after
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appending it to an archive. @FIXME-xref{}
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+@item --rmt-command=@var{cmd}
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+
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+Notifies @command{tar} that it should use @var{cmd} instead of
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+the default @file{/usr/libexec/rmt} (@pxref{Remote Tape Server}).
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+
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@item --rsh-command=@var{cmd}
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Notifies @command{tar} that is should use @var{cmd} to communicate with remote
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@@ -5950,8 +5956,11 @@ program, with a username of @var{user}. If the username is omitted
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(along with the @samp{@@} sign), then your user name will be used.
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(This is the normal @command{rsh} behavior.) It is necessary for the
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remote machine, in addition to permitting your @command{rsh} access, to
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-have the @file{/usr/ucb/rmt} program installed. If you need to use a
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-file whose name includes a colon, then the remote tape drive behavior
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+have the @file{rmt} program installed (This command is included in
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+the @GNUTAR{} distribution and by default is installed under
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+@file{@var{prefix}/libexec/rmt}, were @var{prefix} means your
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+installation prefix). If you need to use a file whose name includes a
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+colon, then the remote tape drive behavior
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can be inhibited by using the @value{op-force-local} option.
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@FIXME{i know we went over this yesterday, but bob (and now i do again,
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@@ -7165,7 +7174,7 @@ To use the older, obsolete, @command{compress} program, use the
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uses. You could be sued for patent infringement merely by running
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@command{compress}.
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-I have one question, or maybe it's a suggestion if there isn't a way
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+@FIXME{I have one question, or maybe it's a suggestion if there isn't a way
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to do it now. I would like to use @value{op-gzip}, but I'd also like
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the output to be fed through a program like @acronym{GNU}
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@command{ecc} (actually, right now that's @samp{exactly} what I'd like
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@@ -7197,7 +7206,7 @@ extraction is needed rather than creation.
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It has been reported that if one writes compressed data (through the
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@value{op-gzip} or @value{op-compress} options) to a DLT and tries to use
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the DLT compression mode, the data will actually get bigger and one will
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-end up with less space on the tape.
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+end up with less space on the tape.}
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@node sparse
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@subsection Archiving Sparse Files
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@@ -7918,12 +7927,19 @@ If the file name contains a @samp{:}, it is interpreted as
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@samp{hostname:file name}. If the @var{hostname} contains an @dfn{at}
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sign (@kbd{@@}), it is treated as @samp{user@@hostname:file name}. In
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either case, @command{tar} will invoke the command @command{rsh} (or
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-@command{remsh}) to start up an @file{/etc/rmt} on the remote machine. If
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-you give an alternate login name, it will be given to the @command{rsh}.
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-Naturally, the remote machine must have an executable @file{/etc/rmt}.
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-This program is free software from the University of California, and a
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-copy of the source code can be found with the sources for @command{tar};
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-it's compiled and installed by default.
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+@command{remsh}) to start up an @command{/usr/libexec/rmt} on the remote
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+machine. If you give an alternate login name, it will be given to the
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+@command{rsh}.
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+Naturally, the remote machine must have an executable
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+@command{/usr/libexec/rmt}. This program is free software from the
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+University of California, and a copy of the source code can be found
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+with the sources for @command{tar}; it's compiled and installed by default.
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+The exact path to this utility is determined when configuring the package.
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+It is @file{@var{prefix}/libexec/rmt}, where @var{prefix} stands for
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+your installation prefix. This location may also be overridden at
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+runtime by using @value{op-rmt-command} option (@xref{Option Summary,
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+---rmt-command}, for detailed description of this option. @xref{Remote
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+Tape Server}, for the description of @command{rmt} command).
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If this option is not given, but the environment variable @env{TAPE}
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is set, its value is used; otherwise, old versions of @command{tar}
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@@ -8009,15 +8025,16 @@ nonzero status, exit. This implies @value{op-multi-volume}.
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@pindex rmt
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In order to access the tape drive on a remote machine, @command{tar}
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uses the remote tape server written at the University of California at
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-Berkeley. The remote tape server must be installed as @file{/etc/rmt}
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-on any machine whose tape drive you want to use. @command{tar} calls
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-@file{/etc/rmt} by running an @command{rsh} or @command{remsh} to the remote
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-machine, optionally using a different login name if one is supplied.
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+Berkeley. The remote tape server must be installed as
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+@file{@var{prefix}/libexec/rmt} on any machine whose tape drive you
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+want to use. @command{tar} calls @command{rmt} by running an
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+@command{rsh} or @command{remsh} to the remote machine, optionally
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+using a different login name if one is supplied.
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A copy of the source for the remote tape server is provided. It is
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Copyright @copyright{} 1983 by the Regents of the University of
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-California, but can be freely distributed. Instructions for compiling
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-and installing it are included in the @file{Makefile}.
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+California, but can be freely distributed. It is compiled and
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+installed by default.
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@cindex absolute file names
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Unless you use the @value{op-absolute-names} option, @GNUTAR{}
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Sergey Poznyakoff