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Command: tape | Section: 1 | Source: UNIX v10 | File: tape.1
TAPE(1) General Commands Manual TAPE(1)
NAME
tape, mt - identify and manipulate magnetic tape
SYNOPSIS
tape
mt [ -t tapename ] command [ count ]
DESCRIPTION
Tape experiments with the magnetic tape drive and reports under which
device name the tape mounted there can be read, how many files and
records there are, and how big the records are. Mt applies a command
to the named tape drive (default count times (default 1). The commands
are
eof write end-of -file mark
fsf forward space file
fsr forward space record
bsf backspace file
bsr backspace record
rewind rewind
offline
rewind and take off line
FILES
SEE ALSO
mt(4), dd(1)
TAPE(1)