diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_dismount.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_dismount.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..696c0044a7b65b9371d892f19fd6a770d36f3e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_dismount.man
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmc_dismount.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:31 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMC_DISMOUNT 3 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:31 $" CASTOR "rmc Library Functions"
+.SH NAME
+rmc_dismount \- send a request to the Remote Media Changer daemon to have a volume dismounted
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <sys/types.h>
+.br
+\fB#include "rmc_api.h"\fR
+.sp
+.BI "int rmc_dismount (char *" server ,
+.BI "char *" smc_ldr ,
+.BI "char *" vid ,
+.BI "int " drvord ,
+.BI "int " force );
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B rmc_dismount
+asks the Remote Media Changer server running on
+.I server
+and connected to the picker
+.I smc_ldr
+to dismount the volume
+.I vid
+from the drive specified by
+.IR drvord .
+.TP
+.I server
+specifies the Remote Media Changer to be contacted.
+.TP
+.I smc_ldr
+is the picker device as defined in /dev.
+.TP
+.I vid
+is the volume visual identifier.
+It must be at most six characters long.
+.TP
+.I drvord
+specifies the drive ordinal in the robot.
+.TP
+.I force
+tells the daemon to dismount without checking the vid.
+.LP
+This function requires TP_SYSTEM privilege in the Cupv database.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation
+failed. In the latter case,
+.B serrno
+is set appropriately.
+.SH ERRORS
+.TP 1.2i
+.B SECOMERR
+Communication error.
+.TP
+.B ERMCUNREC
+Unknown host or invalid loader or vid too long or invalid drive ordinal or
+requester does not have TP_SYSTEM privilege in the Cupv database.
+.TP
+.B ERMCFASTR
+Unit attention.
+.TP
+.B ERMCOMSGR
+Hardware error or Medium Removal Prevented.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR rmc_get_geometry(3) ,
+.BR Cupvlist(1) ,
+.B smc(1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>
diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_export.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_export.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..192f265e6f9198ba1966330c3c0a6ad2c5de260c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_export.man
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmc_export.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:32 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMC_EXPORT 3 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:32 $" CASTOR "rmc Library Functions"
+.SH NAME
+rmc_export \- send a request to the Remote Media Changer daemon to have a volume exported/ejected from the robot
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <sys/types.h>
+.br
+\fB#include "rmc_api.h"\fR
+.sp
+.BI "int rmc_export (char *" server ,
+.BI "char *" smc_ldr ,
+.BI "char *" vid );
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B rmc_export
+asks the Remote Media Changer server running on
+.I server
+and connected to the picker
+.I smc_ldr
+to export the volume
+.IR vid .
+.TP
+.I server
+specifies the Remote Media Changer to be contacted.
+.TP
+.I smc_ldr
+is the picker device as defined in /dev.
+.TP
+.I vid
+is the volume visual identifier.
+It must be at most six characters long.
+.LP
+This function requires TP_OPER privilege in the Cupv database.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation
+failed. In the latter case,
+.B serrno
+is set appropriately.
+.SH ERRORS
+.TP 1.2i
+.B SECOMERR
+Communication error.
+.TP
+.B ERMCUNREC
+Unknown host or invalid loader or vid too long or
+requester does not have TP_OPER privilege in the Cupv database.
+.TP
+.B ERMCFASTR
+Unit attention.
+.TP
+.B ERMCOMSGR
+Hardware error or Medium Removal Prevented.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR rmc_get_geometry(3) ,
+.BR Cupvlist(1) ,
+.B smc(1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>
diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_find_cartridge.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_find_cartridge.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..755249e50fca3a520c310815bafd60158467769e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_find_cartridge.man
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmc_find_cartridge.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:32 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMC_FIND_CARTRIDGE 3 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:32 $" CASTOR "rmc Library Functions"
+.SH NAME
+rmc_find_cartridge \- send a request to the Remote Media Changer daemon to find volume(s) in the robot
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <sys/types.h>
+.br
+\fB#include "rmc_api.h"\fR
+.sp
+.BI "int rmc_find_cartridge (char *" server ,
+.BI "char *" smc_ldr ,
+.BI "char *" template ,
+.BI "int " type ,
+.BI "int " startaddr ,
+.BI "int " nbelem ,
+.BI "struct smc_element_info *" element_info );
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B rmc_find_cartridge
+asks the Remote Media Changer server running on
+.I server
+and connected to the picker
+.I smc_ldr
+to find the volume(s) identified by
+.IR pattern .
+.TP
+.I server
+specifies the Remote Media Changer to be contacted.
+.TP
+.I smc_ldr
+is the picker device as defined in /dev.
+.TP
+.I pattern
+to be matched with the volume visual identifier.
+It must be at most 40 characters long.
+.TP
+.I type
+gives the element type: 0 means all element types, 1 corresponds to the hand,
+2 to the storage cells, 3 to the import/export door (CAP) and 4 to the drives.
+.TP
+.I startaddr
+specifies the lowest element address to be searched.
+.TP
+.I nbelem
+gives the maximum number of entries to be returned
+.TP
+.I element_info
+gives the address of the buffer allocated by the calling program to receive the
+reply.
+.PP
+.nf
+.ft CW
+struct smc_element_info {
+ int element_address;
+ int element_type;
+ int state; /* element descriptor byte 2 */
+ unsigned char asc;
+ unsigned char ascq;
+ int flags; /* element descriptor byte 9 */
+ int source_address;
+ char name[9];
+};
+.ft
+.fi
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation
+failed. In the latter case,
+.B serrno
+is set appropriately.
+.SH ERRORS
+.TP 1.2i
+.B SECOMERR
+Communication error.
+.TP
+.B ERMCUNREC
+Unknown host or invalid loader or pattern too long.
+.TP
+.B ERMCFASTR
+Unit attention.
+.TP
+.B ERMCOMSGR
+Hardware error.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR rmc_get_geometry(3) ,
+.B smc(1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>
diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_get_geometry.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_get_geometry.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..04d7755890a9841294169c926eb9086760861488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_get_geometry.man
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmc_get_geometry.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMC_GET_GEOMETRY 3 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $" CASTOR "rmc Library Functions"
+.SH NAME
+rmc_get_geometry \- send a request to the Remote Media Changer daemon to get the robot geometry
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <sys/types.h>
+.br
+\fB#include "rmc_api.h"\fR
+.sp
+.BI "int rmc_get_geometry (char *" server ,
+.BI "char *" smc_ldr ,
+.BI "struct robot_info *" robot_info );
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B rmc_get_geometry
+asks the Remote Media Changer server running on
+.I server
+and connected to the picker
+.I smc_ldr
+to get the robot geometry.
+.TP
+.I server
+specifies the Remote Media Changer to be contacted.
+.TP
+.I smc_ldr
+is the picker device as defined in /dev.
+.TP
+.I robot_info
+gives the address of the buffer allocated by the calling program to receive the
+reply.
+.PP
+.nf
+.ft CW
+struct robot_info {
+ char inquiry[32];
+ int transport_start;
+ int transport_count;
+ int slot_start;
+ int slot_count;
+ int port_start;
+ int port_count;
+ int device_start;
+ int device_count;
+};
+.ft
+.fi
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation
+failed. In the latter case,
+.B serrno
+is set appropriately.
+.SH ERRORS
+.TP 1.2i
+.B SECOMERR
+Communication error.
+.TP
+.B ERMCUNREC
+Unknown host or invalid loader.
+.TP
+.B ERMCFASTR
+Unit attention.
+.TP
+.B ERMCOMSGR
+Hardware error.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.B smc(1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>
diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_import.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_import.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..671ea1ff01296f4b8acc97a6bf79580a617d93d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_import.man
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmc_import.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMC_IMPORT 3 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $" CASTOR "rmc Library Functions"
+.SH NAME
+rmc_import \- send a request to the Remote Media Changer daemon to have a volume imported/injected into the robot
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <sys/types.h>
+.br
+\fB#include "rmc_api.h"\fR
+.sp
+.BI "int rmc_import (char *" server ,
+.BI "char *" smc_ldr ,
+.BI "char *" vid );
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B rmc_import
+asks the Remote Media Changer server running on
+.I server
+and connected to the picker
+.I smc_ldr
+to import the volume
+.IR vid .
+.TP
+.I server
+specifies the Remote Media Changer to be contacted.
+.TP
+.I smc_ldr
+is the picker device as defined in /dev.
+.TP
+.I vid
+is the volume visual identifier.
+It must be at most six characters long.
+.LP
+This function requires TP_OPER privilege in the Cupv database.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation
+failed. In the latter case,
+.B serrno
+is set appropriately.
+.SH ERRORS
+.TP 1.2i
+.B SECOMERR
+Communication error.
+.TP
+.B ERMCUNREC
+Unknown host or invalid loader or vid too long or
+requester does not have TP_OPER privilege in the Cupv database.
+.TP
+.B ERMCFASTR
+Unit attention.
+.TP
+.B ERMCOMSGR
+Hardware error or Medium Removal Prevented.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR rmc_get_geometry(3) ,
+.BR Cupvlist(1) ,
+.B smc(1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>
diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_mount.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_mount.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ba71ccdf262645c304c09a54678d1ab6cc15fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_mount.man
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmc_mount.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMC_MOUNT 3 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $" CASTOR "rmc Library Functions"
+.SH NAME
+rmc_mount \- send a request to the Remote Media Changer daemon to have a volume mounted
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <sys/types.h>
+.br
+\fB#include "rmc_api.h"\fR
+.sp
+.BI "int rmc_mount (char *" server ,
+.BI "char *" smc_ldr ,
+.BI "char *" vid ,
+.BI "int " side ,
+.BI "int " drvord );
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B rmc_mount
+asks the Remote Media Changer server running on
+.I server
+and connected to the picker
+.I smc_ldr
+to mount the volume
+.I vid
+on the drive specified by
+.IR drvord .
+.TP
+.I server
+specifies the Remote Media Changer to be contacted.
+.TP
+.I smc_ldr
+is the picker device as defined in /dev.
+.TP
+.I vid
+is the volume visual identifier.
+It must be at most six characters long.
+.TP
+.I side
+is an integer specifying the side number.
+This field is only used if the specified device offers several sides,
+for example a DVD.
+.TP
+.I drvord
+specifies the drive ordinal in the robot.
+.LP
+This function requires TP_SYSTEM privilege in the Cupv database.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation
+failed. In the latter case,
+.B serrno
+is set appropriately.
+.SH ERRORS
+.TP 1.2i
+.B SECOMERR
+Communication error.
+.TP
+.B ERMCUNREC
+Unknown host or invalid loader or vid too long or invalid drive ordinal or
+requester does not have TP_SYSTEM privilege in the Cupv database.
+.TP
+.B ERMCFASTR
+Unit attention.
+.TP
+.B ERMCOMSGR
+Hardware error or Medium Removal Prevented.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR rmc_get_geometry(3) ,
+.BR Cupvlist(1) ,
+.B smc(1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>
diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_read_elem_status.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_read_elem_status.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2e64be5288dbbd62a63d56e03e345f444fd1374d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_read_elem_status.man
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmc_read_elem_status.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMC_READ_ELEM_STATUS 3 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $" CASTOR "rmc Library Functions"
+.SH NAME
+rmc_read_elem_status \- send a request to the Remote Media Changer daemon to read element(s) status in the robot
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <sys/types.h>
+.br
+\fB#include "rmc_api.h"\fR
+.sp
+.BI "int rmc_read_elem_status (char *" server ,
+.BI "char *" smc_ldr ,
+.BI "int " type ,
+.BI "int " startaddr ,
+.BI "int " nbelem ,
+.BI "struct smc_element_info *" element_info );
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B rmc_read_elem_status
+asks the Remote Media Changer server running on
+.I server
+and connected to the picker
+.I smc_ldr
+to get the status of the elements of type
+.IR type .
+.TP
+.I server
+specifies the Remote Media Changer to be contacted.
+.TP
+.I smc_ldr
+is the picker device as defined in /dev.
+.TP
+.I type
+gives the element type: 0 means all element types, 1 corresponds to the hand,
+2 to the storage cells, 3 to the import/export door (CAP) and 4 to the drives.
+.TP
+.I startaddr
+specifies the lowest element address to be searched.
+.TP
+.I nbelem
+gives the maximum number of entries to be returned
+.TP
+.I element_info
+gives the address of the buffer allocated by the calling program to receive the
+reply.
+.PP
+.nf
+.ft CW
+struct smc_element_info {
+ int element_address;
+ int element_type;
+ int state; /* element descriptor byte 2 */
+ unsigned char asc;
+ unsigned char ascq;
+ int flags; /* element descriptor byte 9 */
+ int source_address;
+ char name[9];
+};
+.ft
+.fi
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation
+failed. In the latter case,
+.B serrno
+is set appropriately.
+.SH ERRORS
+.TP 1.2i
+.B SECOMERR
+Communication error.
+.TP
+.B ERMCUNREC
+Unknown host or invalid loader.
+.TP
+.B ERMCFASTR
+Unit attention.
+.TP
+.B ERMCOMSGR
+Hardware error.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR rmc_get_geometry(3) ,
+.B smc(1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>
diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_seterrbuf.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_seterrbuf.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..565ca156cfac58f7008ee1dcd6cb5b8c06abf706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmc_seterrbuf.man
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmc_seterrbuf.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMC_SETERRBUF 3 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $" CASTOR "rmc Library Functions"
+.SH NAME
+rmc_seterrbuf \- set receiving buffer for error messages
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.BI "void rmc_seterrbuf (char *" buffer ,
+.BI "int " buflen )
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B rmc_seterrbuf
+tells the Remote Media Changer client API the address and the size of the buffer
+to be used for error messages. If this routine is not called, the messages
+are printed on
+.BR stderr .
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>
diff --git a/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmcdaemon.man b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmcdaemon.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..644bca7c1685daa4edfdc2fb5ce70c31a53bddd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediachanger/castorrmc/rmc/rmcdaemon.man
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+.\" @(#)$RCSfile: rmcdaemon.man,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $ CERN IT-PDP/DM Jean-Philippe Baud
+.\" Copyright (C) 2002 by CERN/IT/PDP/DM
+.\" All rights reserved
+.\"
+.TH RMCDAEMON 1 "$Date: 2002/12/06 15:58:33 $" CASTOR "rmc Administrator Commands"
+.SH NAME
+rmcdaemon \- start the Remote Media Changer daemon
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B rmcdaemon
+.I smc_ldr
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The
+.B rmcdaemon
+command starts the Remote Media Changer daemon.
+This command is usually executed at system startup time
+.RB ( /etc/rc.local ).
+.LP
+.I smc_ldr
+is the picker device as defined in /dev.
+.LP
+If the Remote Media Changer daemon is not active,
+the requests are automatically retried by the client API.
+.LP
+All error messages and statistical information are kept in a log.
+.LP
+The Remote Media Changer daemon listen port number can be defined on client
+hosts and on the Remote Media Changer host itself in either of the following
+ways:
+.RS
+.LP
+setting an environment variable RMC_PORT
+.RS
+.HP
+setenv RMC_PORT 5014
+.RE
+.LP
+an entry in
+.B /etc/shift.conf
+like:
+.RS
+.HP
+RMC PORT 5014
+.RE
+.LP
+an entry in
+.B /etc/services
+like:
+.RS
+.HP
+rmc 5014/tcp # CASTOR Remote Media Changer
+.RE
+.RE
+.LP
+If none of these methods is used, the default port number is taken from the
+definition of RMC_PORT in rmc_constants.h.
+.LP
+The Remote Media Changer host name can be defined on client hosts
+in either of the following ways:
+.RS
+.LP
+setting an environment variable RMC_HOST, for example:
+.RS
+.HP
+setenv RMC_HOST castor5
+.RE
+.LP
+an entry in
+.B /etc/shift.conf
+for example:
+.RS
+.HP
+RMC HOST castor5
+.RE
+.RE
+.LP
+If none of these methods is used, the default host is the local host.
+.LP
+In the log each entry has a timestamp.
+For each user command there is one message RMC92 giving information about
+the requestor (hostname, uid, gid) and one message RMC98 giving the command
+itself.
+The completion code of the command is also logged.
+.SH FILES
+.TP 1.5i
+.B /usr/spool/rmc/log
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.TP
+Here is a small log:
+.nf
+12/06 11:40:58 7971 rmc_srv_mount: RMC92 - mount request by 0,0 from tpsrv015.cern.ch
+12/06 11:40:58 7971 rmc_srv_mount: RMC98 - mount 000029/0 on drive 2
+12/06 11:41:08 7971 rmc_srv_mount: returns 0
+12/06 11:42:43 7971 rmc_srv_unmount: RMC92 - unmount request by 0,0 from tpsrv015.cern.ch
+12/06 11:42:43 7971 rmc_srv_unmount: RMC98 - unmount 000029 2 0
+12/06 11:42:48 7971 rmc_srv_unmount: returns 0
+.fi
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBCASTOR\fP Team <castor.support@cern.ch>