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Dates must be in YYMMDD (year, month, day) or YYYYMMDD format, and single
digit months and days must begin with a zero (for instance, April is 04). If you want to
specify only a month or year, shorten the date format to YYMM or just YY.
2. Follow the second date with the word
for and the word(s) for which you want to search.
To restore stories archived between May 1, 2000, and May 21, 2000, that contain the
word helicopter, type:
searchtape from 000501 to 000521 for helicopter
A message similar to the following appears:
6 stories restored to SYSTEM.SEARCHTAPE
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The searchtape command looks for stories saved to tape within the dates you specify. It does
not look for stories created within those dates.
Searching a Tape by Word and Day
To search for stories saved to tape on a particular day, use the search format:
searchtape just <date> for <words>
To search for stories backed up on May 15, 2010 that contains the words helicopter or
president, type:
searchtape just 100515 for helicopter president
Searching a Tape by Word and Month
To search for stories saved to tape during a particular month, follow
searchtape with just
and shorten the date to the year and month (YYMM).
For instance, to search a tape for any story saved to tape in February, 2009 that contains the
word helicopter, type:
searchtape just 0902 for helicopter
Specifying a Maximum Number of Stories to Search
To specify a maximum number of stories for searchtape to restore, include the word max and
the number of stories you want to restore.
To search a tape for all stories that contain the word president, type:
searchtape for president
If you do not specify a maximum, the system restores up to 50 stories.