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Bundle Database

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Creates a tar file of an existing Database.
Bundling a database entails grouping together in the tar file all the subdirectories and files which currently exist below the selected database. Your template-based product writes the resulting tar file to the Default Writable Database under the name database_name.tar. This functionality is useful when you want a snapshot state of a database, or if you want to transfer the database files to an external file system.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Database Name
Select the name of a database currently in the search list. The menu reflects the current status of the internal database, and is updated when you add or remove databases.
compress
Select if you want to also compress the resulting tar file; otherwise the tar file remains in its default state. When you select compress, the name of the tar file becomes database_name.tar.Z.
uuencode
Select to uuencode the tar file. The resulting name of the tar file will be either database_name.tar.uu or database_name.tar.Z.uu, depending on whether you also compressed the file.
Database Info
Select to display a list of the search directories, including their search level, database name, and database path.
 
Note:  
Functionality only available on Linux platforms.