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README - update writelto, attempts to fix #169 #196

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README - update writelto, attempts to fix #169
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README - uses $source_directory instead of $tape_serial
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Expand Up @@ -108,11 +108,9 @@ Whenever a tape is ejected, the script will export the tape’s index (as an XML
To write data onto a tape, run the following command:

```
writelto
writelto -t $tape_serial $source_directory
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sorry to nitpick, but I think maybe writing inputs as variables in the docs might confuse some people who aren't familiar with $ denoting a user changeable variable?

I never am sure of the most intuitive way to denote user inputs in docs, but maybe TAPE_SERIAL and SOURCE_DIRECTORY, or possibly [Tape Serial] [Source Directory]? (Although when I have used the latter format I often find myself having to explain that the [ ] are not part of the command. I wonder if there is any common precedent across amiaos repos?

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When prompted, enter the tape serial and the source directory.

The script will run `gcp` to transfer the data to the LTO tape (`rsync` is used as a backup check for `gcp`).

To read back and create checksums for the contents of a tape, and write checksums to a file named with the tape serial and date, run the following command:
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